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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 with Deb and David when school lets out early?

2. How long have Mclean and her father now lived in Lakeview?

3. What does Mclean feel about living in Lakeview?

4. What usually happens before Mclean and her father leave a place?

5. What does Mclean promise Deb she will do before she leaves?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What are Mclean's evolving thoughts about what home really is as she and her parents talk about the future?

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

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

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

9. What has happened to David as a result of Mclean's calling him to come to the Poseidon the night she was so upset?

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

Sarah Dessen is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphor, and irony, and briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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