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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the book she begins to write, Martha creates Olive's character to be a/an _____________________.
(a) cheerleader.
(b) orphan.
(c) gymnast.
(d) dancer.

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

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) Martha won't be coming for visits anymore.
(c) Godbee is the only grandmother she has.
(d) She is not close to her other family members.

4. How old did Olive say she would be when she lived in the location in #22?
(a) 25.
(b) 21.
(c) 18.
(d) 30.

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

6. What is Martha's grandmother's name?
(a) Dorothy Boyle.
(b) Dinah Brown.
(c) Delores Bartin.
(d) Dede Bowdoin.

7. On what date is Olive's journal entry written?
(a) September 15.
(b) June 7.
(c) August 20.
(d) December 23.

8. Even though Lucy is ready to go swimming first thing in the morning, what does Martha opt to do?
(a) Bake a cake.
(b) Go back to bed.
(c) Have breakfast with Godbee.
(d) Read a book.

9. Who is Dennis?
(a) Martha's father.
(b) Olive's father.
(c) Martha's brother.
(d) Martha's grandfather.

10. Which of the following is NOT a possibility that Olive is thinking as Martha speaks up in class?
(a) Olive is horrified about Martha's actions.
(b) Olive knows about Martha's embarrassment.
(c) Olive is feeling sorry for Martha.
(d) Olive is glad that Martha is embarrassed.

11. 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) seaweed.
(c) a bottle of ocean water.
(d) seashells.

12. What color is the item in #5?
(a) Pink.
(b) Red.
(c) Silver.
(d) Blue.

13. What does Jimmy film to be included in the "death" segment of his movie?
(a) Boiling lobsters.
(b) Slicing worms.
(c) Putting bees in jars.
(d) Pulling wings off flies.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Godbee suggest that Martha spend some time doing?

2. How does Martha know that everything is OK again between her parents?

3. What mode of transportation does Olive's mother use to leave Martha's house?

4. Marthat can't figure out what she did that made Olive say she was ________________.

5. Martha loves to visit her grandmother who lives near the _____________________.

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