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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. Who is checking in on Marin while she stays over break at the dorms?
(a) Jared.
(b) Henry.
(c) Tommy.
(d) James.

2. What does Marin see Mabel wearing that brings back old memories of familiarity?
(a) Her sweater.
(b) Her socks.
(c) Her jeans.
(d) Her coat and scarf.

3. What does Marin tell Mabel in Chapter Four that concerns Mabel?
(a) She has not been eating.
(b) She has no friends at college.
(c) She can not bear to read any more.
(d) She needs to get a job before she gets anything else for her room.

4. Why does Mabel tell Marin she came to see her in Chapter Four?
(a) To tell her her brother is getting married.
(b) To ask her to come back to California.
(c) To tell her goodbye forever.
(d) To tell her she is sick.

5. Where did Marin and Mabel once fantasize about meeting up when they both went away to college?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Nebraska.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ana use in one of her paintings to represent stars?

2. Who is Marin's best friend in Part I?

3. What are some of Marin's few possessions that she really likes?

4. What kind of plant does Marin buy a pot for in Chapter Six?

5. What language other than English does Mabel speak?

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

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

5. In Chapter Seven, what connection does Marin make with the taxi driver?

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

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

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

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

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

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