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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 is the name of the bowling alley?

2. What color hair does Aidan have?

3. How long does it take to drive to the bowling alley from the Gallagher's house?

4. What shape is the clock that Riley has above the bed in her room?

5. How much time do Aidan and Clare have together in the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Clare apply to Stanford?

2. What does Clare remember about the first time she and Aidan went bowling?

3. Where did Aidan's parents want him to go to college, and why were they disappointed when he was not accepted there?

4. What souvenir does Aidan give Clare after they stop at the high school?

5. Where have most of Aidan and Clare's friends already gone?

6. Who is sitting at Aidan and Clare's usual table in the pizza place and what do the kids sitting there do when they see Aidan and Clare?

7. What does Aidan tell Scotty when he gets angry with him at the bowling alley?

8. When Clare had thought there was a possibility that Aidan would go to Harvard, what had she thought they might do together?

9. How are Clare and Stella supposed to be there for one another, and how has Stella been missing?

10. How are Clare and Aidan spending their last night together before they go to college and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place where a story happens. Where does Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between take place? How do Clare and Aidan feel about these places and why?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Although Aidan has frequently told Clare he loves her, she has never said she loves him. Why is Clare reluctant to tell Aidan she loves him? Why does it take her so long to say those words?

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