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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. How does Vince feel about spending time with Jimmy and his video camera?
(a) It is stupid.
(b) It is boring.
(c) It is epic.
(d) It is educational.

2. What does the person in #118 say to Martha?
(a) He thinks she is cute.
(b) He has liked her for several years.
(c) He wants to take her to the bonfire.
(d) He is sorry about what Jimmy did.

3. What is Godbee doing in the dream she tells Martha about in Chapter 49?
(a) Taking a bubble bath.
(b) Floating on top of the water.
(c) Dancing at a ball.
(d) Running through a field of sunflowers.

4. In what state does Martha's family live?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Montana.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Washington.

5. What do Martha and Jimmy build on the beach?
(a) A sand dinosaur.
(b) A sand rocket.
(c) A sand octopus.
(d) A sand castle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Martha ask Godbee for In Chapter 49?

2. What is Godbee wearing in the dream she tells Martha about in Chapter 49?

3. What is notable about the blocks in #163?

4. What is Jimmy's dream?

5. What comment does an adult make about Martha and Jimmy that makes them both angry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What fact startles Martha when she speaks about Olive as Jimmy films her?

2. How does Martha decide to act after learning that Jimmy filmed their kiss?

3. Why does Godbee fill baby food jars with colored water?

4. Why is Martha so upset about the bet that Jimmy made with the other boys?

5. Who is the new character Martha introduces into her story about Olive and what is the event she describes?

6. What impact does Martha's slip in the water have on her?

7. How does Martha feel as she holds Jimmy's hand and they walk down the beach?

8. How does Martha keep Lucy occupied while she carries out the first part of her plan?

9. What is the symbolism of Martha's painting Olive's name in ocean water on the hot sidewalk?

10. What is The Benton Place?

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