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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 Fred ask Marin that disgusts her in Chapter Seventeen?
(a) To go to his van with him.
(b) To go to the bar.
(c) To go surfing with him.
(d) To go to a strip club.

2. Who does Marin spend most of the day with in Chapter Nineteen?
(a) Jones.
(b) Gramps.
(c) Mabel.
(d) Ben.

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

4. What does Marin think she hears Mabel doing as they go to bed in Chapter Eleven?
(a) Snoring.
(b) Crying.
(c) Scratching her feet.
(d) Eating.

5. In Chapter Thirteen, what does Mabel ask Marin about when she first moved to the college town?
(a) Who her first friend was.
(b) Where she stayed.
(c) What kind of job she got.
(d) What she ate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Mabel share with Marin about her own family in Chapter Fourteen?

2. Who is Ben's dog?

3. How does Marin think Gramps had enough money to send her to college?

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

5. What do Marin and Mabel take to the beach with them in Chapter Ten?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter Twenty-Three, what does Mabel say she wishes she had done for Marin?

8. What does Marin most fear her presence with Gramps is doing to him in Part III?

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

10. How does their time at Tommy's seem to change the dynamic between Marin and Mabel?

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