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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 tell Mabel she can not get in the stores on the east coast?
(a) Rice.
(b) Crema.
(c) Good beans.
(d) Ice cream.

2. What are some of Marin's few possessions that she really likes?
(a) Her new blankets.
(b) Her stuffed animals.
(c) Yellow clay bowls.
(d) Glass figurines.

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

4. Where did Marin and Gramps used to buy a Christmas tree from?
(a) The Tree Place.
(b) The Christmas Hut.
(c) Broward's Tree Farm.
(d) Delancy Street.

5. Where do Marin and Mabel buy new dresses in Chapter Seven?
(a) Forever 21.
(b) Walgreen's.
(c) Penney's.
(d) The Gap.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in Marin's house has she never set foot?

2. Where did Marin stay in the immediate aftermath of Gramps's death?

3. Who does Marin avoid talking to on the phone in Chapter Two?

4. Who did Gramps mostly write letters to?

5. Who comes to visit Marin in Part I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mabel most frustrated and angry with Marin about?

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

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

4. What does Mabel tell Marin about her college experience that shocks Marin?

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

6. What story does Emily tell Marin about Gramps in Chapter Five?

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

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

9. What arrangement did Marin and Gramps have about the physical space in their house?

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

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