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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. What does Marin ask Gramps in Chapter Fifteen that he scoffs at?
(a) If he is going to stop playing poker.
(b) If he has enough money to live on.
(c) If he is going to stop surfing.
(d) Whether he has been to the doctor.

2. What does Mabel tell Marin her parents have done for Marin in Chapter Eight?
(a) Redone a room in their house just for Marin.
(b) Bought Marin a car.
(c) Given Marin some jewelry.
(d) Bought Marin a surfboard.

3. What does Emily tell Marin about Gramps being in the water on the beach?
(a) It is too hot for him to be on the sand.
(b) It is too cold for him to be in the water.
(c) It is good for him.
(d) It can be dangerous.

4. Who did Gramps mostly write letters to?
(a) Helen.
(b) Birdie.
(c) Riley.
(d) Frannie.

5. What does Mabel say about Gramps in hindsight?
(a) He was never nice to Mabel.
(b) He seemed happy.
(c) He seemed sick for a long time.
(d) He was never really nice to Marin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Marin suggest she and Mabel go together in the next few days in Chapter Four?

2. What does Marin think when she sees Gramps writing his letters in Chapter Twelve?

3. What is one thing that is difficult for Marin to get used to at college at first?

4. What does Marin tell Mabel about the other people at the motel?

5. What is the name of the family in the book One Hundred Years of Solitude?

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