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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is Ben's dog?
(a) Fred.
(b) Laney.
(c) Derek.
(d) George.

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

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

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

9. What does Mabel tell Marin her parents have done for Marin in Chapter Eight?
(a) Bought Marin a car.
(b) Given Marin some jewelry.
(c) Bought Marin a surfboard.
(d) Redone a room in their house just for Marin.

10. What does Marin ask Mabel in Chapter Twenty?
(a) If Marin can really trust Ben.
(b) If Mabel really loves Jake.
(c) If Gramps is really dead.
(d) If her parents really love Marin.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Gramps tell Marin when she says all she cares about his having him?

3. Who does Marin finally discover that Birdie really is?

4. What do Ana and Javier tell Marin to do when she calls them in Chapter Nineteen?

5. What character does Marin think of when getting ready for bed in Chapter Eleven?

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