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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. Deb has a real gift for ____________________.
2. What does Mclean promise Deb she will do before she leaves?
3. What game does Mclean play with David?
4. Whom does Gus begin to date?
5. Mclean learns that home isn't actually a specific location, it is ________________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. How is this trip to the beach different from other trips there for Mclean and her mother?
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 is unusual about Mclean's seeing her mother on TV when David and his father are over watching the game?
4. What are Mclean's evolving thoughts about what home really is as she and her parents talk about the future?
5. How does Mclean feel about being in this town after living here for two months?
6. What options does Mclean have regarding her father's move to Hawaii?
7. How are Mcean's relationships with her parents and David making her feel more content now?
8. How does Mclean learn about her father's new job in Hawaii and how does she feel about going there?
9. What do her friends confront Mclean about that makes her run from the restaurant where she had been helping with the model?
10. What has happened to David as a result of Mclean's calling him to come to the Poseidon the night she was so upset?
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
Create a brief character study of David. 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
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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