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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. Who is Mclean's little stepbrother?

2. Mclean's mother calls her to remind her to pack ____________________.

3. What are Opal and the other restaurant workers talking about in Chapter 12?

4. Why is Gus pleased about the inclement weather?

5. What is David not allowed to eat in his house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What makes Mclean so upset that she takes off from the beach house in her old car?

6. What does Mclean learn about why her mother has met with an attorney?

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

8. 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?

9. What is unusual about Mclean's seeing her mother on TV when David and his father are over watching the game?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Sarah Dessen's use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where she did.

Essay Topic 2

What is the greatest lesson Mclean learns from her mother? Is it that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Mclean always recall about lessons from her mother?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Deb. What is her role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Opal's character in the novel?

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