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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 did Marin live with before coming to college?
(a) Gramps.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Her best friend's mother.

2. What does Gramps often call Marin?
(a) Claire.
(b) Honey Bee.
(c) Willow.
(d) Sailor.

3. Who tells Marin it is really strange she has never been in the back bedroom of her house?
(a) Eleanor.
(b) Ben.
(c) Mabel.
(d) Courtney.

4. What kind of restaurants does Marin stay away from?
(a) Diners.
(b) Sushi bars.
(c) Fancy restaurants.
(d) Hamburger places.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Marin and Mabel buy new dresses in Chapter Seven?

2. Who did Gramps mostly write letters to?

3. In Chapter Five, what does Gramps show Marin that belongs to Birdie?

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

5. Where is Marin's college?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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