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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. Mclean learns that home isn't actually a specific location, it is ________________________.
2. What are David and his father doing when Mclean goes outside?
3. The quilt that Mclean's mother had made for her was made with _____________________.
4. How long have Mclean and her father now lived in Lakeview?
5. Why does Mclean's mother call her in Chapter 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. What options does Mclean have regarding her father's move to Hawaii?
2. How is this trip to the beach different from other trips there for Mclean and her mother?
3. How does Mclean learn about her father's new job in Hawaii and how does she feel about going there?
4. Why does Mclean feel like she is being pushed out of her mother's house when she sees her things in storage and where does she go for a feeling of solidity?
5. What does Mclean learn about why her mother has met with an attorney?
6. What is different about this new place for Mclean and her father that typically doesn't happen?
7. 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?
8. What are Mclean's evolving thoughts about what home really is as she and her parents talk about the future?
9. What is unusual about Mclean's seeing her mother on TV when David and his father are over watching the game?
10. Explain the foreshadowing used by the author when she mentions Mclean's old car?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
WHAT HAPPENED TO GOODBYE is a classic example of a coming-of-age story. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?
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