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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. In Chapter Twelve, what does Gramps say he needs to tell Marin about?
(a) Different kinds of love.
(b) How to cook.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her grandmother.

2. What character does Marin think of when getting ready for bed in Chapter Eleven?
(a) Hester Prynne.
(b) Madame Bovary.
(c) Romeo.
(d) Jayne Eyre.

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

4. Where does Marin go most mornings after Mabel leaves for college in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) The pottery shop.
(b) Work.
(c) Ocean Beach.
(d) The mall.

5. In Chapter Nineteen, what wakes Marin up?
(a) The dog barking.
(b) Gramps leaving the house.
(c) The cat.
(d) A car horn honking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens between Marin and Mabel at the beach in Chapter Ten?

2. In Chapter Thirteen, what does Mabel ask Marin about when she first moved to the college town?

3. What does Marin wonder about herself in Chapter Nine in relation to Javier and Ana?

4. What does Mabel say about Gramps in hindsight?

5. What does Mabel do when Marin tells her she had been lonely with Gramps?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Marin suspect Gramps was able to send her to college?

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

3. How does Gramps react when he sees Marin and Mabel after the night they sneak out?

4. Why does Marin leave right from the police station for the airport?

5. What does Marin ask Mabel to do in Chapter Eight when she becomes emotionally overwhelmed?

6. In Chapter Seventeen, what does the stranger on the beach ask Marin that repulses her?

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

8. What can Marin not stop thinking about regarding Gramps's house?

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

10. What is awkward at Tommy's house for Marin and Mabel?

(see the answer keys)

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