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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. What does Marin need for her yearbook that she does not have?
(a) A baby picture.
(b) A quote.
(c) Money for the cost of the book.
(d) A typewriter.

2. What do Marin's mother's friends often give to her?
(a) Money.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Food.
(d) Shells.

3. What does Marin buy for Ana and Javier?
(a) Bowls.
(b) A glass pitcher.
(c) A silver hen.
(d) A vase.

4. Where in Marin's house has she never set foot?
(a) The back bedroom.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The basement.
(d) The attic.

5. Who are Gramps's best friends?
(a) Jones, Freeman, and Bo.
(b) Jones, Helen, and Sally.
(c) Freeman and Helen.
(d) Sally and Bo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mabel tell Marin she really came all this way to see Marin in Chapter Four?

2. Who did Marin live with before coming to college?

3. Where did Marin and Mabel once fantasize about meeting up when they both went away to college?

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

5. Where is Marin from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter Seven, why does Marin also change her dress when Mabel does?

5. How does Hannah, Marin's college roommate, treat Marin?

6. Why are things so awkward between Marin and Mabel in Chapter One when Mabel comes to visit?

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

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

9. What does Marin not have at the end of high school that she feels bad about and everyone else seems to have?

10. What was Marin's favorite subject in high school, and why?

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