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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 tell David about regarding life in a restaurant?

2. What is Chuckles' mood when he shows up at Mclean's house?

3. Where can David not go since he is grounded?

4. What does Mclean find at the beach house that surprises her?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it about the model that makes it seem so orderly according to Mclean?

2. Explain the foreshadowing used by the author when she mentions Mclean's old car?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Create a brief character study of Mclean. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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