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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 think when she sees Gramps writing his letters in Chapter Twelve?
(a) He looks completely blank.
(b) He looks suspicious.
(c) He looks happy.
(d) He looks furious.

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

3. What is one thing Gramps taught Marin how to do well?
(a) Remove stains from clothes.
(b) Fix cars.
(c) Cut the grass.
(d) Make things from wood.

4. What does Mabel say she should have done in Chapter Twenty-Three?
(a) Flown out to Marin.
(b) Made her parents fly out to Marin.
(c) Sent a puppy to Marin to keep her company.
(d) Given Marin money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What character does Marin think of when getting ready for bed in Chapter Eleven?

2. What road do Marin and Mabel cross in the morning in Chapter Ten to get home?

3. Where does Marin say Gramps really lived in the house they shared?

4. What does Marin suggest she and Mabel do in case the power outage lasts a long time?

5. What does Marin ask the man in the motel to tell her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 most fear her presence with Gramps is doing to him in Part III?

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

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

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

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

8. Who does Gramps write letters to constantly?

9. What does Gramps say he has to tell Marin about following her night out with Mabel in Chapter Twelve?

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

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