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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Fred ask Marin that disgusts her in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) To go to the bar.
(b) To go to a strip club.
(c) To go to his van with him.
(d) To go surfing with him.

2. In Chapter Twelve, who does Gramps say he would be lost without?
(a) Birdie.
(b) Freeman.
(c) Jones.
(d) Samantha.

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

4. What does Marin ask Gramps to do in Chapter Twelve to break the tension between him and his friends?
(a) Take her out for a drink.
(b) Drive her to school.
(c) Cook for her.
(d) Give her money.

5. What character does Marin think of when getting ready for bed in Chapter Eleven?
(a) Hester Prynne.
(b) Madame Bovary.
(c) Romeo.
(d) Jayne Eyre.

6. Why do Mabel's parents clean out her brother's room?
(a) So it can be used as an exercise room.
(b) So it can be used for the baby when the baby visits.
(c) So Marin can use it.
(d) So they can sell the house.

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

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

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

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

11. What does Marin ask the man in the motel to tell her?
(a) To give her money if he has any.
(b) To let her know if he has any marijuana.
(c) If an old man is outside her room, to knock on her door.
(d) To let her know if he is going to the beach.

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

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

14. What does Marin think when she sees Gramps writing his letters in Chapter Twelve?
(a) He looks happy.
(b) He looks suspicious.
(c) He looks completely blank.
(d) He looks furious.

15. What does Gramps give Marin in Chapter Fifteen?
(a) A new sweater.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A new ATM card to a bank account for herself.
(d) A new car.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing Gramps taught Marin how to do well?

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

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

4. Who does Marin call when she is fully panicked about Gramps in Chapter Nineteen?

5. What does Marin suggest she and Mabel do in case the power outage lasts a long time?

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