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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Marin spending Christmas in Part I?
(a) With Jacob.
(b) With Hannah.
(c) Her dorm.
(d) California.

2. What does Gramps often call Marin?
(a) Sailor.
(b) Willow.
(c) Claire.
(d) Honey Bee.

3. What is Mabel's and Marin's very first conversation ever about?
(a) Nails.
(b) Hair.
(c) Paintings.
(d) Clothes.

4. Who did Gramps mostly write letters to?
(a) Riley.
(b) Birdie.
(c) Frannie.
(d) Helen.

5. Where do Marin and Mabel go in Chapter Six?
(a) To play tennis.
(b) To swim.
(c) To the movies.
(d) For breakfast in town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mabel say she and Marin can be like if she comes to live with her family?

2. Where do Marin and Mabel buy new dresses in Chapter Seven?

3. Who are Gramps's best friends?

4. What does Marin need for her yearbook that she does not have?

5. Why does Gramps say he does not ever talk about Birdie with his friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Marin reluctant to go into the elevator while alone in her dorm?

2. Why does Gramps get so angry at Sister Josephine in Part I?

3. What passages in different works of literature is Marin drawn to in Chapter Five?

4. What does Marin do ahead of Mabel's visit to show she is happy Mabel is there?

5. What does Marin like about Claudia's shop so much?

6. Why is it so awkward that Mabel tells Marin they can be like sisters in Chapter Six?

7. Why does Marin tell Mabel she wants to change her major?

8. Why is Marin struggling so much during her first months at college?

9. What does Courtney say about Marin's living arrangement that makes Marin feel bad in Chapter Seven?

10. What do surfers routinely give to Marin, and why?

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