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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 140 - 186).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gramps say he does not ever talk about Birdie with his friends?
(a) He does not want them to be jealous.
(b) He does not want to scare them.
(c) He does not want them ever meeting her.
(d) He does not want them to make fun of him.

2. What doe Marin notice about Gramps that worries her in Chapter Fifteen?
(a) He is drinking too much.
(b) He is eating too much.
(c) He has stopped writing letters.
(d) He is coughing and looks really sick.

3. What does Gramps ask Marin and Mabel about when he sees them on the street in Chapter Ten?
(a) The blood on Marin's leg.
(b) The whiskey.
(c) Their jackets being sandy.
(d) If they have enough money for breakfast.

4. How does Mabel think Marin might be trying to communicate her feelings to her in Chapter Eight?
(a) Through talking about art.
(b) Through a poem.
(c) Through song.
(d) Through dreams.

5. What is Marin's experience of eating dinner like in Chapter Nine?
(a) She finds she can not really eat.
(b) She eats ravenously.
(c) She gives all her food to Mabel because she can not stand the thought of Mabel being hungry.
(d) She eats without tasting anything.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Marin and Mabel run into on their way home from the beach in Chapter Ten?

2. Who does Marin finally discover that Birdie really is?

3. What word does Mabel use to describe Gramps?

4. Where do Marin and Mabel go in Chapter Six?

5. What do Marin and Mabel eat at the place they stay during the power outage?

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