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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. Where does Mclean go when she wants to think?
(a) Her room.
(b) The cellar.
(c) Church.
(d) An oak tree.

2. Where do Mclean and her mother stay on their beach vacation?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A mansion on the water.
(c) A houseboat.
(d) A bed and breakfast.

3. Mclean's mother calls her to remind her to pack ____________________.
(a) Sunscreen.
(b) A swimsuit.
(c) Paperback books.
(d) A tennis racket.

4. What do the students want to include on the model?
(a) People and animals.
(b) Road signs and store signs.
(c) People and stoplights.
(d) Road signs and animals.

5. The quilt that Mclean's mother had made for her was made with _____________________.
(a) Mclean's baby clothes.
(b) Calico.
(c) Flannel.
(d) Satin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Gus begin to date?

2. What does Mclean promise Deb she will do before she leaves?

3. Why does Mclean become defensive of Opal with her father?

4. What usually happens before Mclean and her father leave a place?

5. What is Chuckles' mood when he shows up at Mclean's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mclean feel about being in this town after living here for two months?

2. What is unusual about Mclean's seeing her mother on TV when David and his father are over watching the game?

3. How had Mclean misunderstood what her mother said to her friend at the beach house that had made Mclean so upset?

4. How does Mclean learn about her father's new job in Hawaii and how does she feel about going there?

5. Explain the foreshadowing used by the author when she mentions Mclean's old car?

6. In what ways does Mclean begin to see her mother in a new light?

7. What does Lindsay do with Mclean's father at the restaurant that flusters Opal and starts to make Mclean feel like she's on shaky ground?

8. How does Mclean's mother respond when Mclean confronts her on the phone about the choices her mother has made that have impacted their lives?

9. How does Gus show his commitment to making the restaurant a success?

10. What are Mclean's evolving thoughts about what home really is as she and her parents talk about the future?

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