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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. David tells Mclean the story behind his ________________.

2. What is the state of the Luna Blu restaurant by now?

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

4. What does Mclean feel about living in Lakeview?

5. What does Mclean tell David about regarding life in a restaurant?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. Why do Mclean and Deb especially enjoy going to Riley's house for dinner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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