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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. Who accompanies Mclean and her mother on their beach vacation?

2. What game does Mclean play with David?

3. The quilt that Mclean's mother had made for her was made with _____________________.

4. What does Mclean learn about why David never showed up at the hotel?

5. What is Mclean's mother doing when Mclean sees her on TV?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do her friends confront Mclean about that makes her run from the restaurant where she had been helping with the model?

2. How does Mclean's mother respond when Mclean confronts her on the phone about the choices her mother has made that have impacted their lives?

3. What does Lindsay do with Mclean's father at the restaurant that flusters Opal and starts to make Mclean feel like she's on shaky ground?

4. What is it about the model that makes it seem so orderly according to Mclean?

5. What good comes out of Mclean's stay at the Poseidon regarding her parents' views of her?

6. How does Gus show his commitment to making the restaurant a success?

7. What does Mclean learn about why her mother has met with an attorney?

8. In what ways does Mclean begin to see her mother in a new light?

9. How is this trip to the beach different from other trips there for Mclean and her mother?

10. What makes Mclean so upset that she takes off from the beach house in her old car?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

There are several events of foreshadowing in WHAT HAPPENED TO GOODBYE. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 3

Explain Mclean's method of creating a new persona each time she enters a new school. Why does Mclean feel the need to reinvent herself with each move? What is the underlying psychological reason that Mclean creates her different identities?

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