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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the boy who saves Mclean from the police at the neighbor's party?
(a) Dick.
(b) Darrel.
(c) Dave.
(d) Dan.

2. Why does Mclean tell Riley that she doesn't make friends?
(a) She moves so much.
(b) She doesn't want to get hurt.
(c) She is so shy.
(d) She is a loner.

3. How is Mclean injured at school on Monday morning?
(a) She fells down a staircase.
(b) She slammed her locker on her hand.
(c) She hurt herself by pulling a mirror off her locker door.
(d) She spilled chemicals in chemistry class.

4. Riley tells Mclean that Dave is interested in whom?
(a) Jill.
(b) Mclean.
(c) Heather.
(d) Anna.

5. Why does Mclean do all the cooking for her and her father?
(a) Her father cannot cook anything.
(b) She is tired of eating fast food.
(c) Her father is a chef and doesn't want to cook at home.
(d) She wants to train to be a chef.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Mclean's parents first met?

2. Whom does Mclean invite to go to the basketball game with her?

3. Who helps Mclean when she is injured at school?

4. In how many towns has Mclean lived in two years?

5. Who is required to put together Opal's model of the city?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is revealed about Mclean's transient lifestyle as she views comments on her social networking page?

2. Explain the nature of Mclean's relationship with her father.

3. Who does the chaotic environment of the restaurant symbolize Mclean's life and which two people are calming influences for her?

4. What does Mclean reveal about her mother's background and her parents' relationship later on?

5. Explain how the theme of relationships begins to evolve in Chapter 4.

6. How does Mclean meet Dave and what does she think about him?

7. Why does Mclean prefer to leave a place without saying goodbye?

8. What point of view is the book written in and what does that reveal about Mclean, the main character?

9. What do the cupboards at Mclean's house reveal to David about her life and what does she tell him about her transient lifestyle?

10. What changes does Mclean see in her mother when she spots her at the big game?

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