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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two things are missing from Godbee's house that Martha has at hers?
(a) Cable TV and a dishwasher.
(b) E-mail and a shower stall.
(c) E-mail and a dishwasher.
(d) Electric garage door opener and E-mail.

2. Who is Martha's best friend?
(a) Annie.
(b) Holly.
(c) Madison.
(d) Jennifer.

3. How does Martha know that everything is OK again between her parents?
(a) They are holding hands.
(b) They are kissing.
(c) They are walking hand-in-hand.
(d) They are whispering to each other.

4. Which type of books did Olive like?
(a) Historical fiction.
(b) Those that evoked emotions.
(c) Autobiographies.
(d) Murder mysteries.

5. 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 bag of sand.
(b) a bottle of ocean water.
(c) seashells.
(d) seaweed.

6. What is the content of Jimmy's video?
(a) Historical characters.
(b) Family life.
(c) Urban legends.
(d) Sports.

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

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

9. Vince's friends who live near Godbee are the ______________ boys.
(a) Manning.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Schwartz.
(d) Hall.

10. What does Dennis' decision mean for the family?
(a) Less time with him.
(b) More visits with Godbee.
(c) Better vacations.
(d) More income.

11. Who does Martha focus on while speaking up in class?
(a) Kent.
(b) Lynne.
(c) Kirby.
(d) Olive.

12. Who is Vince?
(a) Martha's brother.
(b) Martha's boyfriend.
(c) Martha's uncle.
(d) Martha's father.

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

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

15. The first sentence of the book Olive would write is : "The __________________ secret wish was that her bones were hollow like a bird's and that she could just take off and fly away."
(a) nun's.
(b) mother's.
(c) old woman's.
(d) orphan's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color t-shirts has Martha begun wearing?

2. What is the title of the video Jimmy has made?

3. What was an important wish for Olive?

4. What does Dennis bring with him when he does come home?

5. Where did Olive want to live?

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