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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news does Mabel share with Marin about her own family in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Her mother is dying.
(b) Her cousin is moving to Thailand.
(c) Her sister is getting married.
(d) Her brother and sister-in-law are having a baby.

2. What do Ana and Javier tell Marin to do when she calls them in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Get something to eat.
(b) Call Mabel.
(c) Get out of the house.
(d) Wait for the police, who they will call.

3. What does Mabel do at the end of Chapter Eleven that Marin appreciates?
(a) Holds Marin's hand.
(b) Tells Marin she forgives her.
(c) Kisses Marin.
(d) Tells Marin she wants to go to the same college as Marin.

4. What do Marin and Mabel take to the beach with them in Chapter Ten?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Bread.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Money.

5. What do Marin and Mabel eat for dinner in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Lasagna.
(b) Soup.
(c) Pasta.
(d) Chili and corn bread.

6. What is awkward about the sleeping arrangements between Marin and Mabel in Chapter Eleven?
(a) Mabel has to sleep on the floor because of her back.
(b) Marin says she prefers to sleep standing up.
(c) Mabel offers to sleep on the fainting couch.
(d) Mabel is reluctant, at first, to sleep in the same pull-out bed.

7. What does Marin think she hears Mabel doing as they go to bed in Chapter Eleven?
(a) Eating.
(b) Snoring.
(c) Scratching her feet.
(d) Crying.

8. Who does Mabel suggest Marin reach out to for company in New York?
(a) Courtney and Eleanor.
(b) Helen.
(c) Fred and Sarah.
(d) Ben and Remie.

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

10. In Chapter Thirteen, what does Mabel ask Marin about when she first moved to the college town?
(a) Where she stayed.
(b) Who her first friend was.
(c) What kind of job she got.
(d) What she ate.

11. 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 surfboard.
(c) Given Marin some jewelry.
(d) Bought Marin a car.

12. What does Marin ask Mabel in Chapter Twenty?
(a) If her parents really love Marin.
(b) If Marin can really trust Ben.
(c) If Gramps is really dead.
(d) If Mabel really loves Jake.

13. What does Gramps think his friends are doing to him in Chapter Twelve?
(a) Stealing his money.
(b) Poisoning his drink.
(c) Talking behind his back.
(d) Planning a surprise party for him.

14. Who does Marin spend most of the day with in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Ben.
(b) Gramps.
(c) Mabel.
(d) Jones.

15. In Chapter sixteen, what does Marin feel about Mabel leaving soon?
(a) She is not ready to let Mabel go again.
(b) She knows she has to break up with Mabel to save herself.
(c) She knows she will never see Mabel again after she leaves.
(d) She wants Mabel to leave immediately.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gramps tell Marin when she says all she cares about his having him?

2. What doe Marin notice about Gramps that worries her in Chapter Fifteen?

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

4. Why does Marin decline the offer to drive with Ana and Javier to drop Mabel off at college?

5. What does Marin ask Gramps to do in Chapter Twelve to break the tension between him and his friends?

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