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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What artist does Mabel tell Marin about in detail in Chapter Eight?
(a) Frida Kahlo.
(b) Banksy.
(c) Beeple.
(d) Georgia O'Keefe.

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

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

7. Who does Marin call when she is fully panicked about Gramps in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Fred.
(b) Mabel.
(c) Ana and Javier.
(d) Clarie.

8. Who does Mabel show Marin a picture of in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Ana.
(b) Javier.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Ben.

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

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

11. Where does Marin say Gramps really lived in the house they shared?
(a) At the beach.
(b) In the motel down the street.
(c) In the walk-in closet behind his room.
(d) In the shed.

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

13. What do Marin and Mabel eat at the place they stay during the power outage?
(a) Canned beans.
(b) Rice.
(c) Pasta.
(d) Pizza.

14. Why does Marin stop using the water at the motel?
(a) Bugs crawl out of the faucet when she uses it.
(b) She thinks the water is really dirty.
(c) She thinks she hears Gramps singing every time she turns the faucet on.
(d) She thinks the water is burning her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Marin's experience of eating dinner like in Chapter Nine?

2. What does Marin wonder in Chapter Eight in relation to Gramps's house and how she left it?

3. What does Marin take to the airport with her in Chapter Twenty-One?

4. What does Mabel do at the end of Chapter Eleven that Marin appreciates?

5. What is the first thing Mabel does when they get back to the dorm in Chapter Fourteen?

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