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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. What had Mclean's mother given to her when she moved out?

2. Why does Mclean's stepfather contact her via computer?

3. Mclean feels that ________________ ruined basketball for her.

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

5. What does Mclean's mother try to persuade her to do when she calls?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What examples do David and Mclean share with each other when discussing actions and consequences?

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

6. How does Mclean meet Dave and what does she think about him?

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

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

9. Who is Peter and how is his personality revealed more in his request that Mclean go to a game with her mother?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the greatest lesson Mclean learns from Dave? Is it that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Mclean always recall about her feelings about Dave during her time in Lakeview?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What is the greatest lesson Mclean learns from her mother? Is it that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Mclean always recall about lessons from her mother?

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