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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 tries to contact Mclean when she is on the computer?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her ex-boyfriend.
(c) Her teacher.
(d) Her best friend.

2. Opal agrees to put together a model of the town in exchange for what?
(a) Complimentary accounting services.
(b) An oil change for her car.
(c) Use of a parking lot for the restaurant.
(d) Free newspaper advertising.

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

4. What had Mclean's mother given to her when she moved out?
(a) A baby quilt.
(b) A wedding dress.
(c) A cookbook.
(d) A photo album.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is David in jeopardy of losing his vacation trip with his friends?

2. What does David bring to Mclean on the evening after she injured herself at school?

3. What is Mclean's middle name?

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

5. What is Mclean's last name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happened that made Mclean feel as if she no longer fit into her mother's world?

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

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

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

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