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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. 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) orphan's.
(d) old woman's.

2. Why does Martha feel the need to make the most of her time with Goodbee?
(a) Martha won't be coming for visits anymore.
(b) Godbee is the only grandmother she has.
(c) She is not close to her other family members.
(d) Godbee is old and will die someday.

3. Martha speaks up in class to say that the writing assignment in #91 is _________________.
(a) unfair.
(b) too long.
(c) too hard.
(d) boring.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose initials does Martha write in the sand in Chapter 28?

2. What does Martha write on the sidewalk when she takes Lucy for a ride in the stroller?

3. Who is Martha's best friend?

4. What color is the item in #5?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Godbee?

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

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

5. What is the name and topic of Jimmy's video?

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

7. Which one of the Manning boys likes Martha?

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

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

10. What could Godbee mean when she tells Martha that this could be their last summer together?

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