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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing Gramps taught Marin how to do well?
(a) Cut the grass.
(b) Make things from wood.
(c) Remove stains from clothes.
(d) Fix cars.

2. What is Marin's experience of eating dinner like in Chapter Nine?
(a) She gives all her food to Mabel because she can not stand the thought of Mabel being hungry.
(b) She eats without tasting anything.
(c) She eats ravenously.
(d) She finds she can not really eat.

3. What does Tommy tell Marin to do if she gets into trouble over Christmas?
(a) Call the dean.
(b) Call him.
(c) Call her mother.
(d) Call the police.

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

5. What is on the wall in Tommy's living room in Chapter Eleven?
(a) A stamp collection.
(b) A deer head.
(c) A papier mache moose.
(d) An old photo.

6. What word does Mabel use to describe Gramps?
(a) Suspicious.
(b) Volatile.
(c) Cute.
(d) Sad.

7. What does Gramps tell Marin when she says all she cares about his having him?
(a) He will always be there for her.
(b) She has always been a smart girl.
(c) He is going away soon for a while.
(d) She does not need him.

8. What does Mabel do when Marin tells her she had been lonely with Gramps?
(a) Tells Marin she had no right to be lonely.
(b) Tells Marin she should have told the school what was happening with Gramps.
(c) Tells Marin she should have said something.
(d) Pulls Marin close for a hug.

9. What is the first thing Mabel does when they get back to the dorm in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Paint her nails.
(b) Call her mother.
(c) Eat.
(d) Shower.

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

11. Who saves Marin and Mabel from the cold during the power outage?
(a) Riley.
(b) Tommy.
(c) Steve.
(d) Hannah.

12. In Chapter Twelve, what does Gramps say he needs to tell Marin about?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Different kinds of love.
(c) How to cook.
(d) Her grandmother.

13. How does Marin think Gramps had enough money to send her to college?
(a) From his job.
(b) From winning at Poker.
(c) From investing.
(d) From gambling at casinos.

14. What does Gramps ask Marin and Mabel about when he sees them on the street in Chapter Ten?
(a) If they have enough money for breakfast.
(b) The whiskey.
(c) The blood on Marin's leg.
(d) Their jackets being sandy.

15. Who do Marin and Mabel run into on their way home from the beach in Chapter Ten?
(a) Javier.
(b) Ana.
(c) Ben.
(d) Gramps.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mabel think Marin might be trying to communicate her feelings to her in Chapter Eight?

2. What does Gramps think his friends are doing to him in Chapter Twelve?

3. What do Marin and Mabel eat at the place they stay during the power outage?

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

5. In Chapter Thirteen, what does Mabel ask Marin about when she first moved to the college town?

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