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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose initials does Martha write in the sand in Chapter 28?
(a) Jeff Kramer's.
(b) Kyle Gilbert's.
(c) Bobby Morrisey's.
(d) Jimmy Manning's.

2. What does the woman in #4 tell Martha about Olive?
(a) She was a gymnast.
(b) She left a journal.
(c) She adopted kittens.
(d) She wrote music.

3. Why does Martha feel the need to make the most of her time with Goodbee?
(a) Godbee is old and will die someday.
(b) She is not close to her other family members.
(c) Godbee is the only grandmother she has.
(d) Martha won't be coming for visits anymore.

4. Where did Olive want to live?
(a) On a mountainside.
(b) On a cliff overlooking the ocean.
(c) In the desert.
(d) In the hollows of Kentucky.

5. Where does Martha's mother work?
(a) Pottery Barn.
(b) WHWI-TV.
(c) Wisconsin Public Radio.
(d) Macy's.

6. Martha tells Godbee that she plans to write a book about _____________________.
(a) learning to speak French.
(b) a girl named Olive.
(c) beachcombing.
(d) Christmas traditions.

7. What color hair does Martha have?
(a) Black.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

8. What is Martha's last name?
(a) Bowman.
(b) Becker.
(c) Boyle.
(d) Barron.

9. Goodbee tells Martha that she had once written a short story about a girl who moved far from the ocean and took ____________________ with her.
(a) a bottle of ocean water.
(b) seaweed.
(c) a bag of sand.
(d) seashells.

10. What information does Godbee share with Martha?
(a) Her knees hurt all the time.
(b) Her garden isn't producing well this year.
(c) She bought some new diamond earrings.
(d) She hates her hands.

11. In her diary, who did Olive say was the nicest person in her class?
(a) Chloe.
(b) Elaine.
(c) Jessica.
(d) Martha.

12. Martha says that it must have been awful for Olive to be _____________________.
(a) so stupid.
(b) so shy.
(c) so lonely.
(d) so homely.

13. Martha recalls Olive as being ___________________.
(a) a little bit shy.
(b) very gregarious.
(c) a loner.
(d) a wild child.

14. What is the name of Martha's school?
(a) Washington Heights Middle School.
(b) Susan B. Anthony Middle School.
(c) Middlebury Middle School.
(d) Lakota West Middle School.

15. Which Manning brother had Martha liked on previous visits?
(a) Todd.
(b) Leo.
(c) Luke.
(d) Tate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret does Martha share about herself after breakfast?

2. Martha is upset because Vince refused to stay and play Parcheesi and that ________________________.

3. Which type of books did Olive like?

4. What street was Martha riding on when she was hit on her bicycle?

5. What does Martha want to be when she grows up?

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