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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 do when she wakes in the night and realizes a party is going on next door?

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

3. Who drives Mclean to the hospital when her father is injured?

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

5. After whom is McLean named?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Explain the nature of Mclean's relationship with her father.

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

8. 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?

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 perspective does David give to Mclean when she is upset with her mother and having to go to the basketball game?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Mclean's mother. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

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

Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author mean by calling it simply WHAT HAPPENED TO GOODBYE? What is she trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each.

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