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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's mother's friend bring to the house for Mclean?
2. What does David ask Mclean to do?
3. What are Opal and the other restaurant workers talking about in Chapter 12?
4. Who invites a group of kids to her home for dinner?
5. Where can David not go since he is grounded?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. How had Mclean misunderstood what her mother said to her friend at the beach house that had made Mclean so upset?
4. What has happened to David as a result of Mclean's calling him to come to the Poseidon the night she was so upset?
5. In what ways does Mclean begin to see her mother in a new light?
6. Explain the foreshadowing used by the author when she mentions Mclean's old car?
7. What are Mclean's evolving thoughts about what home really is as she and her parents talk about the future?
8. Why do Mclean and Deb especially enjoy going to Riley's house for dinner?
9. What options does Mclean have regarding her father's move to Hawaii?
10. 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?
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
Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author mean by calling it simply WHAT HAPPENED TO GOODBYE? What is she trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each.
Essay Topic 3
Emotional insecurity takes on an almost human persona in this book. What were the sources of emotional insecurity in the story? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.
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