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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 does Mclean need to get at the house before going to the hospital?

2. Where does Dave work?

3. Who tries to contact Mclean when she is on the computer?

4. Why is Mclean unsettled when she sees her mother at the game?

5. What is Mclean's middle name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happened that made Mclean feel as if she no longer fit into her mother's world?

8. What do the cupboards at Mclean's house reveal to David about her life and what does she tell him about her transient lifestyle?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Mclean's relationship with her mother. How does she feel about her even though she has made her life difficult at times? Is the relationship especially difficult because of Mclean's mother's infidelity and the subsequent divorce? How does Mclean's kindness and forgiveness help define their important bond?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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