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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 happens at the end of Chapter Eight that startles Marin and Mabel?
(a) A ceiling collapse.
(b) A power outage.
(c) A crack of lightening.
(d) An earthquake.

2. What does Marin tell Mabel about the other people at the motel?
(a) The police often came for them.
(b) They never said a single word to her.
(c) They all had big problems.
(d) They were all very nice.

3. In Chapter Twelve, who does Gramps say he would be lost without?
(a) Freeman.
(b) Jones.
(c) Samantha.
(d) Birdie.

4. Who does Marin call when she is fully panicked about Gramps in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Fred.
(b) Mabel.
(c) Clarie.
(d) Ana and Javier.

5. What is awkward about the sleeping arrangements between Marin and Mabel in Chapter Eleven?
(a) Mabel is reluctant, at first, to sleep in the same pull-out bed.
(b) Mabel offers to sleep on the fainting couch.
(c) Mabel has to sleep on the floor because of her back.
(d) Marin says she prefers to sleep standing up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gramps give Marin in Chapter Fifteen?

2. What does Marin think when she sees Gramps writing his letters in Chapter Twelve?

3. What does Mabel say they can blame their actions on in the morning if they regret them in Chapter Ten?

4. In Chapter Seventeen, what does Marin find Gramps doing that he seems not to want to be disturbed from?

5. Who saves Marin and Mabel from the cold during the power outage?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Eighteen, what does Marin finally tell Mabel about Gramps?

2. In Chapter Fifteen, what did Marin notice was wrong with Gramps?

3. What does Marin ask Mabel about in detail in Chapter Fourteen that is hard for Marin to do but she knows is the right thing?

4. Why does Mabel tell Marin her parents were cleaning out her brother's old room?

5. What happens in Chapter Eight that scares Marin and Mabel a bit?

6. In Chapter Nineteen, how does Marin piece together what happened to Gramps?

7. What does Gramps tell Marin when Gramps tells Marin he has given her money for college?

8. What painting does Mabel show Marin in Chapter Eight?

9. In Chapter Ten, what do Mabel and Marin do when they sneak out together?

10. Where does Marin stay when she first arrives in her college town, and what does Mabel ask her about this time period?

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