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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mabel's first call when she arrives at Marin's?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Her roommate.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her brother.

2. What kind of restaurants does Marin stay away from?
(a) Sushi bars.
(b) Fancy restaurants.
(c) Hamburger places.
(d) Diners.

3. Where does Marin take Mabel to see a better view of her campus?
(a) The roof.
(b) The lake.
(c) The astronomy lab.
(d) The bell tower.

4. Where did Marin and Mabel once fantasize about meeting up when they both went away to college?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Nebraska.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Chicago.

5. Where did Marin and Gramps used to buy a Christmas tree from?
(a) Broward's Tree Farm.
(b) The Tree Place.
(c) The Christmas Hut.
(d) Delancy Street.

6. What does Mabel notice that Hannah seems to like, judging from her decorations?
(a) Quotes.
(b) Cats.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Clothes.

7. Who owns the potter's studio Marin likes?
(a) Desmond.
(b) Olive.
(c) Claudia.
(d) Henry.

8. What does Marin admit to herself that she is afraid of in Chapter Four?
(a) Getting a boyfriend.
(b) Running out of money.
(c) Gramps's ghost.
(d) Mabel staying for too long.

9. Who tries to convince Mabel to ask Gramps for a memento of the past, even though Marin does not want to?
(a) Jones.
(b) Sister Josephine.
(c) Ana.
(d) Freeman.

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

11. Why does Mabel really seem to want to go to bed early in Chapter Four?
(a) She is too hungry to want to stay awake.
(b) She has taken sleeping pills.
(c) She is frustrated with Marin.
(d) She is too cold to want to stay awake.

12. Who tells Marin it is really strange she has never been in the back bedroom of her house?
(a) Ben.
(b) Eleanor.
(c) Courtney.
(d) Mabel.

13. Where is the party Marin and Mabel go to in Chapter Six?
(a) Frida's.
(b) Ben's.
(c) Courtney's.
(d) Eleanor's.

14. What language other than English does Mabel speak?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) Italian.
(d) Spanish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marin tell Mabel in Chapter Four that concerns Mabel?

2. What is Marin's mother's name?

3. What does Mabel say she and Marin can be like if she comes to live with her family?

4. Who, besides Mabel and her parents, called to check on Marin in the immediate aftermath of Gramps's death?

5. Who is Marin's new roommate?

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