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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mabel say they can blame their actions on in the morning if they regret them in Chapter Ten?
(a) Being 18.
(b) The whiskey.
(c) Going away soon.
(d) The ocean.

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

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

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

6. 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) Their jackets being sandy.
(d) The blood on Marin's leg.

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

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

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) He will always be there for her.
(d) She has always been a smart girl.

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

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

12. How does Mabel think Marin might be trying to communicate her feelings to her in Chapter Eight?
(a) Through talking about art.
(b) Through a poem.
(c) Through song.
(d) Through dreams.

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

14. What game do Marin and Mabel play in Chapter Eleven?
(a) Poker.
(b) War.
(c) Gin rummy.
(d) Jenga.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Marin ask Gramps in Chapter Fifteen that he scoffs at?

3. In Chapter Twelve, what does Gramps say he needs to tell Marin about?

4. What does Mabel do when Marin tells her she had been lonely with Gramps?

5. What is Marin's usual dinner routine?

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