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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 is one thing that is difficult for Marin to get used to at college at first?
(a) The cold weather.
(b) The showers.
(c) The accents.
(d) The bedding.

2. What does Gramps often make for Marin?
(a) Cakes and cookies.
(b) Stew.
(c) Rice.
(d) Pizza.

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

4. Who is Mabel's first call when she arrives at Marin's?
(a) Her roommate.
(b) Her parents.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her brother.

5. Where does Marin ask for a job?
(a) The library.
(b) Claudia's pottery studio.
(c) The diner.
(d) The cafeteria at the college.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Marin and Gramps used to buy a Christmas tree from?

2. Who comes to visit Marin in Part I?

3. Who are Gramps's best friends?

4. Who does Mabel tell Marin she has been thinking about a lot lately?

5. What does Mabel like in the pottery shop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ana use to complete her piece of art in Chapter Seven, and what does Marin think of the piece?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Mabel say her parents want Marin to do?

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

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

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