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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. When Mclean sits and analyzes the sky, what does she recall?
(a) A Van Gogh painting.
(b) Stargazing with her mother.
(c) A drawing she did as a child.
(d) A poem she once read.

2. What is the name of Mclean's new high school?
(a) Lincoln Heights High.
(b) Jackson High.
(c) George Washington High.
(d) Lakeview High.

3. At what times does Mclean usually miss her mother?
(a) When she is doing homework.
(b) When she is cooking.
(c) When she is falling asleep.
(d) When she is shopping.

4. What is the name of the restaurant Mclean and her father are eating at as the book opens?
(a) Blue Lagoon.
(b) Luna Sea.
(c) Blue Moon.
(d) Luna Blu.

5. What does Mclean need to get at the house before going to the hospital?
(a) A laptop.
(b) A robe.
(c) An insurance card.
(d) Cell phone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name does Mclean use when introducing herself to Opal?

2. What appears unexpectedly in the kitchen when Mclean is there?

3. Who is fighting any changes at the restaurant where Mr. Sweet is consulting?

4. What is one story circulating at school about Mclean's injury?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What perspective does David give to Mclean when she is upset with her mother and having to go to the basketball game?

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

4. Why is Mclean reluctant to attend the big basketball game in town?

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

6. Who is Peter and how is his personality revealed more in his request that Mclean go to a game with her mother?

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

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

9. What does David tell Mclean about his parents and why they are upset with him?

10. What examples do David and Mclean share with each other when discussing actions and consequences?

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