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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 say about Olive as Jimmy records her statements?
(a) She was her best friend.
(b) Twelve is too young to die.
(c) She didn't know who she was.
(d) She was a gawky girl.

2. What happens to Martha as she waits for Jimmy and a girl to pass by on the beach?
(a) Her swim suit top falls off.
(b) She slips in the water.
(c) A seagull lands on her head.
(d) She trips and falls in the sand.

3. Which of the jars of colored water does Lucy like best?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

4. When does Tate finally get to Godbee's house?
(a) At breakfast time.
(b) As Martha is packing her things.
(c) After Marthat and her family are gone.
(d) As Martha and her family are leaving.

5. What gave Godbee the idea to put colored water into the baby food jars?
(a) The changing colors of waves in her dream.
(b) A picture that Martha drew as a little girl.
(c) She used to do it when she was a girl.
(d) An idea she saw in a magazine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the new character Martha introduces into her book about Olive in Chapter 34?

2. Why is Martha especially sad to leave Godbee this time?

3. Martha has a dream in which she is surrounded by huge blocks of _________________.

4. What does Tate give to Martha in a bag?

5. The man in #173 says that he is haunted by Olive who was always alone and ______________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What comment does Alice make to Martha that pleases her after Martha brings Lucy home from the beach?

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

3. What is the symbolism of the sea monster in the game Martha plays with Lucy on the beach?

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

5. Why is Martha especially sad at the thought of having to leave Godbee?

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

7. What does Martha do when she sees Jimmy holding hands with a girl and walking towards her on the beach?

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

9. How does Godbee feel about her colored water experiment?

10. Why does Martha decide to visit Godbee again at Christmas time?

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