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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. When Mclean sits and analyzes the sky, what does she recall?

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

3. What is Mclean's middle name?

4. What does Mclean learn about Dave?

5. Which of the following is NOT a name that Mclean has used in different schools she has attended?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain how the theme of relationships begins to evolve in Chapter 4.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Mclean reveal about her mother's background and her parents' relationship later on?

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

10. What is the premise of WHAT HAPPENED TO GOODBYE?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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

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