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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. Mclean has step-siblings who are __________________.

2. What had Mclean's mother given to her when she moved out?

3. Dave tells Mclean that he had had enough credits to go to college after which grade?

4. Riley tells Mclean that Dave is interested in whom?

5. When Mclean sits and analyzes the sky, what does she recall?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Peter and how is his personality revealed more in his request that Mclean go to a game with her mother?

2. How is Mclean's resistance to playing basketball again and getting to know David symbolic of Mclean's inner turmoil about her life in general?

3. What does David tell Mclean about his parents and why they are upset with him?

4. In what way does Mclean feel that she is taking her mother's place regarding her father?

5. Why is Mclean reluctant to attend the big basketball game in town?

6. Explain the nature of Mclean's relationship with her father.

7. What do the cupboards at Mclean's house reveal to David about her life and what does she tell him about her transient lifestyle?

8. What is revealed about Mclean's transient lifestyle as she views comments on her social networking page?

9. What is Mclean's relationship with her parents? What does Mclean blame for her parents' divorce?

10. What does Mclean reveal about her mother's background and her parents' relationship later on?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explain Mclean's method of creating a new persona each time she enters a new school. Why does Mclean feel the need to reinvent herself with each move? What is the underlying psychological reason that Mclean creates her different identities?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Opal. 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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