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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 street was Martha riding on when she was hit on her bicycle?
(a) Mulberry Street.
(b) Madison Street.
(c) Monroe Street.
(d) Lawson Street.

2. The page from Olive's journal indicates that Olive wanted to be a _________________.
(a) writer.
(b) dancer.
(c) scientist.
(d) painter.

3. How does Martha describe Olive's voice?
(a) Thin.
(b) Loud.
(c) Lusty.
(d) Squeaky.

4. When does Martha get a "glittery feeling"?
(a) On Christmas Eve.
(b) When she gets near her Grandmother's house.
(c) On the first day of school.
(d) When camping out on summer nights.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the woman at Martha's front door at the beginning of the story?

3. What does Martha read in Chapter 3?

4. What does Olive's mother say to Martha as she leaves Martha's house?

5. What will Martha decide to take home with her from her visit to Godbee's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Martha show maturity by thinking of other people in her life?

3. Which one of the Manning boys likes Martha?

4. What is important to Olive's mother about what Martha must have done at some time?

5. Why does Martha step into the street with her back turned at the spot where Olive was killed?

6. What does Martha reveal to Godbee about her family and why does she regret saying it?

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

8. How did Martha know Olive?

9. What wish is stated in Olive's journal regarding having Martha as a friend?

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

(see the answer keys)

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