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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Martha's school?

2. In the book she begins to write, Martha creates Olive's character to be a/an _____________________.

3. How does Martha know that everything is OK again between her parents?

4. What secret does Martha share about herself after breakfast?

5. Who is Martha's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the traditional game played during visits to Godbee's house and why is the first game night of this visit not very successful?

2. What could Godbee mean when she tells Martha that this could be their last summer together?

3. How does Martha show maturity by thinking of other people in her life?

4. What wish is stated in Olive's journal regarding having Martha as a friend?

5. What morning ritual do Martha and Lucy have?

6. How did Godbee end the story she wrote about a girl who moved far from the ocean?

7. Who is Godbee?

8. What is the next secret Martha reveals to Godbee regarding what she wants to be one day?

9. What does Godbee suggest that she and Martha do every day during Martha's visit?

10. What are a couple of conveniences that Martha has at her house but that Godbee does not have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the greatest lesson Martha learns from Godbee? Is it true that a person is more inclined to listen to a person who he/she cares about? What will Martha always recall about her experiences during this summer at Godbee's house?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Martha. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

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