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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. Martha asks Godbee for advice on what to do when she's feeling ________________.

2. What does Vince eat for a snack during the game?

3. How does Martha feel about the video kiss that Jimmy taped?

4. What question does Jimmy ask Martha when they are in the stables?

5. What does Martha tell her father when they arrive home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Martha feel as she holds Jimmy's hand and they walk down the beach?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

OLIVE'S OCEAN is a classic example of a coming-of-age story. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of growing up. Identify at least two instances about growing up in the book and then cite examples to support your answer.

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