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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Martha know Olive?
(a) They went to the same church.
(b) Their grandmothers are friends.
(c) They were in the same pre-school class.
(d) They attended school together.

3. Marthat can't figure out what she did that made Olive say she was ________________.
(a) funny.
(b) snooty.
(c) nice.
(d) shy.

4. Who is the woman at Martha's front door at the beginning of the story?
(a) A political rep.
(b) A bus driver.
(c) Olive's mother.
(d) Jenny's mother.

5. Jimmy tells Martha that he still has to work on the family part of the video before getting on to the subjects of ______________________.
(a) love and sports.
(b) death and love.
(c) death and birth.
(d) truth and love.

6. What does Dennis bring with him when he does come home?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Pizzas.
(c) A new grill.
(d) A lot of baby banana food.

7. Who invites Martha to dinner in Chapter 28?
(a) The MacKenzies.
(b) The Mannings.
(c) The Moores.
(d) The Alberts.

8. What does Martha write on the sidewalk when she takes Lucy for a ride in the stroller?
(a) Love.
(b) Martha.
(c) Olive.
(d) Lucy.

9. What game is played during every visit with Godbee?
(a) Scrabble.
(b) Parcheesi.
(c) Monopoly.
(d) Pictionary.

10. Dennis says that he is going to give up the idea of writing a book and ____________________.
(a) open a travel agency.
(b) build a boat.
(c) return to work.
(d) return to college.

11. Who is Martha's mother?
(a) Suzanne.
(b) Jane.
(c) Alice.
(d) Elaine.

12. What nickname does Martha call her grandmother?
(a) Goody.
(b) Gramma.
(c) Grammie.
(d) Godbee.

13. Tate Manning compliments Martha on the color of her _______________.
(a) shoes.
(b) towel.
(c) swim suit.
(d) hair.

14. What does Martha want to be when she grows up?
(a) An architect.
(b) A music teacher.
(c) A writer.
(d) A surgeon.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Martha have trouble concentrating during the game?

2. Who is Martha alone with on the beach in Chapter 30?

3. What was an important wish for Olive?

4. What does the woman in #4 tell Martha about Olive?

5. Who overhears Martha say that she has a crush on the boy in #85?

(see the answer keys)

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