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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 hear Mabel hear telling Jacob that breaks Marin's heart?
(a) Mabel tells Jacob she is breaking up with him.
(b) Mabel tells Jacob Marin is a lost cause.
(c) Mabel tells Jacob she loves him too.
(d) Mabel tells Jacob Marin is not her best friend any longer.

2. Who tries to convince Mabel to ask Gramps for a memento of the past, even though Marin does not want to?
(a) Sister Josephine.
(b) Jones.
(c) Ana.
(d) Freeman.

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

4. What weather event happens in Chapter Eight?
(a) A tornado.
(b) A flood.
(c) A blizzard.
(d) A heatwave.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What big news does Mabel tell Marin in Chapter Four?

2. Where does Marin ask for a job?

3. Where do Marin and Mabel go in Chapter Six?

4. Where does Marin suggest she and Mabel go together in the next few days in Chapter Four?

5. What does Emily tell Marin about Gramps being in the water on the beach?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Marin recall Gramps showing her in Chapter Five that she did not really understand at the time?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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