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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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) old woman's.
(b) orphan's.
(c) mother's.
(d) nun's.

4. What does Olive's mother say to Martha as she leaves Martha's house?
(a) Have a good time tomorrow.
(b) Thank you, Martha Boyle.
(c) We'll pick you up in the morning.
(d) I'll see you later.

5. Which Manning brother is Martha becoming interested in during this visit?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Tate.
(c) Luke.
(d) Todd.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jimmy tells Martha that he still has to work on the family part of the video before getting on to the subjects of ______________________.

2. The page from Olive's journal indicates that Olive wanted to be a _________________.

3. Goodbee tells Martha that she had once written a short story about a girl who moved far from the ocean and took ____________________ with her.

4. Even though Lucy is ready to go swimming first thing in the morning, what does Martha opt to do?

5. What does Jimmy film to be included in the "death" segment of his movie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Godbee suggest that she and Martha do every day during Martha's visit?

2. How does Martha begin her story about Olive?

3. Who is the woman who shows up at Martha Boyle's front door at the beginning of the story and what does the woman give to Martha?

4. What must Olive's mother know about her daughter regarding any friendship with Martha?

5. What announcement does Martha's father make to the family and what impact will it have on Martha?

6. What does Martha recall about a conversation she and her best friend Holly had about Olive's death?

7. What are a couple of conveniences that Martha has at her house but that Godbee does not have?

8. What is behind Martha's decision to wear bright orange t-shirts all the time?

9. What does Martha learn about Olive by reading the first page of her journal?

10. What secret does Godbee share with Martha as part of their first daily information sharing ritual?

(see the answer keys)

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