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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 Mclean's father's boss?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Chubby.
(c) Chuckles.
(d) Chick.

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

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

4. What did Mclean and her mother buy when they went on beach vacations before the divorce?
(a) Big hats.
(b) Flip flops.
(c) Bracelets.
(d) Earrings.

5. What does Mclean's mother try to persuade her to do when she calls?
(a) Go to church with her.
(b) Go to the beach house with her.
(c) Go shopping with her.
(d) Go to a movie with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mclean realizes that Deb is considered a/an ______________ by the other students.

2. How many beers did Dave have at his party?

3. When Mclean sits and analyzes the sky, what does she recall?

4. What sound awakens Mclean at the beginning of Chapter 5?.

5. Mclean has step-siblings who are __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Mclean's resistance to playing basketball again and getting to know David symbolic of Mclean's inner turmoil about her life in general?

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

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

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

6. What does David finally realize about why Mclean is not excited to be at the big game?

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

8. What is Mclean's relationship with her parents? What does Mclean blame for her parents' divorce?

9. Why is Mclean's mother upset when she phones Mclean at the beginning of Chapter 5?

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

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