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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Dave tells Mclean that he had had enough credits to go to college after which grade?
2. What sound awakens Mclean at the beginning of Chapter 5?.
3. What is Mclean's last name?
4. Who is Opal?
5. Where had Mclean's parents first met?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Peter and how is his personality revealed more in his request that Mclean go to a game with her mother?
2. What point of view is the book written in and what does that reveal about Mclean, the main character?
3. What does Mclean think about when she watches the stars from a party next door one night?
4. What is the premise of WHAT HAPPENED TO GOODBYE?
5. What is Mclean's relationship with her parents? What does Mclean blame for her parents' divorce?
6. Why is Mclean reluctant to attend the big basketball game in town?
7. 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?
8. How does Mclean meet Dave and what does she think about him?
9. What changes does Mclean see in her mother when she spots her at the big game?
10. Who does the chaotic environment of the restaurant symbolize Mclean's life and which two people are calming influences for her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
WHAT HAPPENED TO GOODBYE is a classic example of a coming-of-age story. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?
Essay Topic 2
Create a brief character study of David. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were his dreams and fears? What was most valuable to him in his world?
Essay Topic 3
The author used more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two examples about loss in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.
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