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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 visiting her father when Mclean returns home from school in Chapter 8?
(a) Mclean's mother.
(b) Peter.
(c) Dave.
(d) Opal.

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

3. What is one story circulating at school about Mclean's injury?
(a) She slammed the car door on her hand.
(b) She spent a night in jail.
(c) She crashed her car.
(d) She was hit as a result of jealousy in a love triangle.

4. Who is Opal's nemesis?
(a) Mr. Sweet.
(b) Mariah.
(c) Riley.
(d) Lindsay.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drives Mclean to the hospital when her father is injured?

2. Why does Mclean do all the cooking for her and her father?

3. Why does Mclean tell Riley that she doesn't make friends?

4. What does Mclean do when she wakes in the night and realizes a party is going on next door?

5. Who is the person sitting in Mclean's house when she first arrives there?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Mclean think about when she watches the stars from a party next door one night?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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