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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 does Martha say about Olive as Jimmy records her statements?

2. Why is Martha especially sad to leave Godbee this time?

3. What color is the bedroom Martha uses when visiting Godbee?

4. What does Martha do to Lucy at the beach?

5. What is Godbee wearing in the dream she tells Martha about in Chapter 49?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is The Benton Place?

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

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

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

7. What fact startles Martha when she speaks about Olive as Jimmy films her?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The author used more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two examples about loss in the book and then explain why the examples support the theme.

Essay Topic 3

What is the greatest lesson Martha learns from Jimmy? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Martha always recall about Jimmy and how his cruelty taught her an important lesson.

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