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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who accompanies Mclean and her mother on their beach vacation?
(a) Her twin siblings.
(b) David.
(c) Peter.
(d) Gus.

2. What does Mclean find at the beach house that surprises her?
(a) Her first bike.
(b) Her old car.
(c) Her baby pictures.
(d) Her surf board.

3. Mclean learns that home isn't actually a specific location, it is ________________________.
(a) A joke.
(b) A fairy tale.
(c) A state of mind.
(d) Being with people you love.

4. What is Chuckles' mood when he shows up at Mclean's house?
(a) Content.
(b) Very excited.
(c) Sullen.
(d) Somber.

5. Why does Mclean's mother call her in Chapter 9?
(a) To ask how Gus is feeling.
(b) To invite her to go shopping.
(c) To ask about her Christmas list.
(d) To get her to come to a party.

6. What does Mclean do with her stepsister and stepbrother while her mother unloads the car at the beach house?
(a) Takes them to the water.
(b) Feeds them supper.
(c) Tucks them in bed.
(d) Gives them a bath.

7. David tells Mclean the story behind his ________________.
(a) Haircut.
(b) Tattoo.
(c) Scholarship.
(d) Scar.

8. What is the name of the hotel Mclean stays in after she leaves the beach house?
(a) Tide's Inn.
(b) Poseidon.
(c) Palms.
(d) Sand and Surf.

9. What does David ask Mclean to do?
(a) Wax his car.
(b) Be his girlfriend.
(c) Go to a party with him.
(d) Send him a postcard.

10. Who is with her father when Mclean returns home?
(a) Chuckles.
(b) Lindsay.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Opal.

11. What flusters Opal in the restaurant?
(a) They have run out of the lunch special.
(b) She sees Lindsay and Gus holding hands.
(c) The dinner crowd is larger than expected.
(d) The prep cook has quit.

12. What are David and his father doing when Mclean goes outside?
(a) Cleaning out the garage.
(b) Playing pitch and catch.
(c) Painting the fence.
(d) Practicing putting.

13. What does Mclean discover about her mother during the week they spend at the beach?
(a) Her mother is pregnant again.
(b) Her mother never really loved her.
(c) Her mother really is still her mother.
(d) Her mother regrets leaving her father.

14. When will Mclean and Gus be leaving for his new job?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 5 weeks.

15. What does Mclean tell David that she is having for dinner?
(a) Meat Loaf.
(b) Pork chops.
(c) Spaghetti.
(d) Eggs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What surprising weather conditions does Mclean wake up to in Chapter 9?

3. What does Mclean do when she thinks that her mother doesn't really want her at the beach house?

4. When Mclean hears her father yelling in the restaurant, she knows that ___________________.

5. What does Mclean do as she waits for a person to arrive at the hotel?

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