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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 as she waits for a person to arrive at the hotel?

2. Why is Gus pleased about the inclement weather?

3. Who is with her father when Mclean returns home?

4. How did Mclean's parents know where she was when she left the beach house?

5. What had Mclean's parents not realized about her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unusual about Mclean's seeing her mother on TV when David and his father are over watching the game?

2. What options does Mclean have regarding her father's move to Hawaii?

3. What does Mclean offer to do in exchange for her mother dropping the new custody arrangement?

4. Where does Mclean go after she leaves the beach house and who does she call to comfort her?

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

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

7. How does Mclean learn about her father's new job in Hawaii and how does she feel about going there?

8. How does Mclean feel about being in this town after living here for two months?

9. What is different about this new place for Mclean and her father that typically doesn't happen?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Sarah Dessen's use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where she did.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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