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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Marin need for her yearbook that she does not have?
(a) A baby picture.
(b) A quote.
(c) A typewriter.
(d) Money for the cost of the book.

3. Who does Marin avoid talking to on the phone in Chapter Two?
(a) Mabel's brother.
(b) Her own mother.
(c) Her own sister.
(d) Mabel's parents.

4. What do Marin and Mabel eat for dinner the first night of Mabel's visit?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Ramen.
(c) Sushi.
(d) Steak.

5. Where did Marin stay in the immediate aftermath of Gramps's death?
(a) Her dorm.
(b) At Mabel's house.
(c) At Hannah's house.
(d) A motel.

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

7. Where does Marin ask for a job?
(a) The library.
(b) Claudia's pottery studio.
(c) The diner.
(d) The cafeteria at the college.

8. Where do Marin and Mabel go in Chapter Six?
(a) To play tennis.
(b) To the movies.
(c) To swim.
(d) For breakfast in town.

9. Where is Marin spending Christmas in Part I?
(a) Her dorm.
(b) California.
(c) With Jacob.
(d) With Hannah.

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

11. What does Emily tell Marin about the surfers and Gramps?
(a) The surfers offered to pay Claire's medical bills, but Gramps refused.
(b) One day they let him have the water to himself.
(c) The surfers took up a collection for Gramps so he could have a new board.
(d) He was never mean to any of them.

12. What does Marin tell Mabel in Chapter Four that concerns Mabel?
(a) She can not bear to read any more.
(b) She has no friends at college.
(c) She has not been eating.
(d) She needs to get a job before she gets anything else for her room.

13. What does Marin see Mabel wearing that brings back old memories of familiarity?
(a) Her socks.
(b) Her coat and scarf.
(c) Her jeans.
(d) Her sweater.

14. What do Marin's mother's friends often give to her?
(a) Shells.
(b) Food.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Money.

15. What does Mabel like in the pottery shop?
(a) A vase.
(b) A bell.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A bird.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gramps often make for Marin?

2. Who is Mabel's first call when she arrives at Marin's?

3. What is Mabel's and Marin's very first conversation ever about?

4. What weather event happens in Chapter Eight?

5. Where did Marin and Mabel once fantasize about meeting up when they both went away to college?

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