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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. Which of the girls spends time at Dave's house?

2. What did Mclean and her mother buy when they went on beach vacations before the divorce?

3. Which of the following is NOT something that upsets Mclean's mother about Mclean's life?

4. Whom does Mclean invite to go to the basketball game with her?

5. Who calls the house looking for Mclean's father?

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

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

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

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

6. In what way does Mclean feel that she is taking her mother's place regarding her father?

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

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

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

10. Why does Mclean prefer to leave a place without saying goodbye?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Opal. What is her role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Opal's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Sarah Dessen's use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where she did.

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