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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. Which of the following is NOT a name that Mclean has used in different schools she has attended?
3. Who calls the house looking for Mclean's father?
4. Why are Dave's parents upset with him?
5. Who drives Mclean to the hospital when her father is injured?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Mclean's mother upset when she phones Mclean at the beginning of Chapter 5?
2. Riley points out something to Mclean about making friends when she helps Mclean after she injures herself at her locker? What does Riley tell her that surprises Mclean?
3. Who does the chaotic environment of the restaurant symbolize Mclean's life and which two people are calming influences for her?
4. What point of view is the book written in and what does that reveal about Mclean, the main character?
5. Who is Peter and how is his personality revealed more in his request that Mclean go to a game with her mother?
6. Why does Mclean prefer to leave a place without saying goodbye?
7. What is Mclean's relationship with her parents? What does Mclean blame for her parents' divorce?
8. What is revealed about Mclean's transient lifestyle as she views comments on her social networking page?
9. 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?
10. What does Mclean think about when she watches the stars from a party next door one night?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Emotional insecurity takes on an almost human persona in this book. What were the sources of emotional insecurity in the story? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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