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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens at the end of Chapter Eight that startles Marin and Mabel?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) A power outage.
(c) A crack of lightening.
(d) A ceiling collapse.

2. What does Marin take to the airport with her in Chapter Twenty-One?
(a) Her plane ticket.
(b) Her suitcase.
(c) Her favorite sweater.
(d) Her phone, wallet, and a picture of her mother.

3. 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 finds she can not really eat.
(c) She eats ravenously.
(d) She eats without tasting anything.

4. In Chapter Nineteen, what wakes Marin up?
(a) A car horn honking.
(b) Gramps leaving the house.
(c) The dog barking.
(d) The cat.

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

6. Where does Marin go most mornings after Mabel leaves for college in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) The pottery shop.
(b) Ocean Beach.
(c) Work.
(d) The mall.

7. Why does Marin decline the offer to drive with Ana and Javier to drop Mabel off at college?
(a) She is worried about leaving Gramps.
(b) She is mad at Mabel.
(c) She is too upset at leaving Mabel.
(d) She does not want to see Mabel any more.

8. What is Marin's usual dinner routine?
(a) Eating with Gramps after he cooked around 6 every night.
(b) Going out to eat on her own.
(c) Eating with Mabel's family.
(d) Eating with Sister Josephine.

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

10. In Chapter Ten, what do Marin and Mabel do on their own?
(a) Go to the movies.
(b) Sneak out at night.
(c) Buy liquor.
(d) Make dinner.

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

12. What do the police tell Marin they think happened to Gramps?
(a) He shot himself.
(b) He drowned in the ocean.
(c) He left for the mountains.
(d) He was in a car accident.

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

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

15. What road do Marin and Mabel cross in the morning in Chapter Ten to get home?
(a) Hollywood Avenue.
(b) The Great Highway.
(c) Starlight Lane.
(d) Boulevard Beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Mabel share with Marin about her own family in Chapter Fourteen?

2. Who does Mabel suggest Marin reach out to for company in New York?

3. Who does Mabel show Marin a picture of in Chapter Fourteen?

4. How does Marin think Gramps had enough money to send her to college?

5. What does Mabel say she should have done in Chapter Twenty-Three?

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