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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 is Godbee wearing in the dream she tells Martha about in Chapter 49?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A wedding gown.
(c) A swim suit.
(d) A robe.

2. Martha re-reads Olive's journal page, focusing on the statement about wanting to go to ____________________.
(a) the mountains.
(b) a theme park.
(c) a real ocean.
(d) the moon.

3. In Chapter 48, Martha makes a note for her book that states that James has _________________________.
(a) epic film talent.
(b) a brain the size of a microbe.
(c) a really bad temper.
(d) a killer smile.

4. What frightens Martha at the beach?
(a) She cuts her foot on a seashell.
(b) She is stung by a jellyfish.
(c) She can't find Lucy.
(d) She almost drowns.

5. What game does Vince want to play with Martha and Godbee in Chapter 47?
(a) Pictionary.
(b) Parcheesi.
(c) Trivial Pursuit.
(d) Scrabble.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Godbee placed the filled baby food jars on the window sills?

2. What is Martha's favorite restaurant when they visit Godbee?

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

4. Where does Jimmy suggest that he and Martha go as they walk on the beach?

5. Why does Martha decide to give up on the story about Olive?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why are Jimmy and Martha mad at a comment someone makes when they are holding hands?

5. Why does Jimmy ask Martha if she has ever been kissed? What are the circumstances in which Jimmy kisses Martha?

6. Why is Martha so conflicted when Dennis and Vince ask her to go with them to the Benton Place?

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

8. What topic does Martha speak about as Jimmy films her?

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

10. What does Olive's journal statement about wanting to go to "a real ocean" foreshadow?

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