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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) She was a gawky girl.
(c) She didn't know who she was.
(d) Twelve is too young to die.

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

3. What does Martha yell when she returns to her house?
(a) Anybody home.
(b) I'm home.
(c) I'm hungry.
(d) Sorry I'm late.

4. What does Vince eat for a snack during the game?
(a) Jelly beans.
(b) Popcorn.
(c) Potato chips.
(d) Ice cream.

5. What place does the family visit two days before leaving Godbee's house?
(a) Sea World.
(b) Americana Theme Park.
(c) The Knob.
(d) The Seahorse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Godbee tell Martha she does when she is feeling sad?

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

3. Who lives in the house where Olive used to live?

4. Godbee says that holding on to Martha's letter helps her to be ________________.

5. What question does Jimmy ask Martha in Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Martha think of Olive as she thinks about the kissing video?

2. What do Jimmy and Martha do when they spend the day together at the beach?

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

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

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

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

7. What does Dennis tell Martha about carrying her when she was tired as a little girl and why is Martha wistful for those times?

8. Why does Vince say that he didn't mention the kissing tape to Martha?

9. What is the content of the note that Tate leaves for Martha under Godbee's doormat.

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

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