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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the family in the book One Hundred Years of Solitude?
(a) The Rico family.
(b) The Buendia family.
(c) The Valdez family.
(d) The Horglas family.

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

3. Where does Marin avoid going out of fear in Part I?
(a) To the mess hall.
(b) To the bar.
(c) To the pool.
(d) In the elevator alone.

4. Who are Gramps's best friends?
(a) Jones, Freeman, and Bo.
(b) Sally and Bo.
(c) Jones, Helen, and Sally.
(d) Freeman and Helen.

5. Who is checking in on Marin while she stays over break at the dorms?
(a) Jared.
(b) Henry.
(c) James.
(d) Tommy.

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

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

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

9. 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.

10. Where do Marin and Mabel buy new dresses in Chapter Seven?
(a) The Gap.
(b) Penney's.
(c) Forever 21.
(d) Walgreen's.

11. What kind of plant does Marin buy a pot for in Chapter Six?
(a) Bonsai.
(b) Mother's tongue.
(c) Tulip.
(d) Peperomia.

12. Why does Mabel tell Marin she came to see her in Chapter Four?
(a) To tell her she is sick.
(b) To tell her goodbye forever.
(c) To tell her her brother is getting married.
(d) To ask her to come back to California.

13. Who is Marin's English teacher in high school?
(a) Sister Josephine.
(b) Sister Nancy.
(c) Sister Jen.
(d) Sister Lucy.

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

15. What big news does Mabel tell Marin in Chapter Four?
(a) That she has dropped out of college.
(b) That she is seeing a boy named Jacob.
(c) That she is about to dye her hair blonde.
(d) That she is pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Marin stay in the immediate aftermath of Gramps's death?

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

3. Who teaches Marin and the others in the dorm about crystals?

4. What does Gramps often call Marin?

5. Who does Marin avoid talking to on the phone in Chapter Two?

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