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

2. Godbee shows Martha a letter that Martha wrote when she was _____________ years old.
(a) five.
(b) eight.
(c) ten.
(d) six.

3. Who does Alice ask to dinner in Chapter 36?
(a) Chad.
(b) Jimmy.
(c) Tate.
(d) Seth.

4. With what has Godbee filled all the baby food jars?
(a) Seashells.
(b) Coins.
(c) Colored water.
(d) Marbles.

5. What does Martha turn to when she abandons writing the book about Olive?
(a) Baking.
(b) Watercolors.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Pottery.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Martha write on the sidewalk in front of Olive's old house, using a paintbrush and the ocean water?

3. What does the note in #152 say?

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

5. Where do Dennis and Vince ask Martha to come along with them?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is The Benton Place?

6. Why is Lucy so upset after she is freed from the mound of sand?

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

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

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

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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