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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 say characterizes her summer with Mabel and Gramps in Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Longing.
(b) Grief.
(c) Suspicion.
(d) Denial.

2. Where does Marin say Gramps really lived in the house they shared?
(a) In the walk-in closet behind his room.
(b) In the shed.
(c) In the motel down the street.
(d) At the beach.

3. What game do Marin and Mabel play in Chapter Eleven?
(a) Gin rummy.
(b) Jenga.
(c) Poker.
(d) War.

4. What is the first thing Mabel does when they get back to the dorm in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Shower.
(b) Call her mother.
(c) Paint her nails.
(d) Eat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is awkward about the sleeping arrangements between Marin and Mabel in Chapter Eleven?

2. In Chapter Twelve, what does Gramps say he needs to tell Marin about?

3. What is Marin's usual dinner routine?

4. What does Fred ask Marin that disgusts her in Chapter Seventeen?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Nine, who comes to take care of Marin and Mabel in the blizzard?

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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