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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Marin ask for a job?

2. What is one thing that is difficult for Marin to get used to at college at first?

3. Who teaches Marin and the others in the dorm about crystals?

4. What does Mabel notice that Marin obviously bought for her?

5. Who tells Marin it is really strange she has never been in the back bedroom of her house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ana use to complete her piece of art in Chapter Seven, and what does Marin think of the piece?

2. What does Gramps most enjoy doing with his friends?

3. What was Marin's favorite subject in high school, and why?

4. What is Mabel most frustrated and angry with Marin about?

5. What story does Emily tell Marin about Gramps in Chapter Five?

6. What does Mabel say her parents want Marin to do?

7. In Chapter Seven, what connection does Marin make with the taxi driver?

8. How does Hannah, Marin's college roommate, treat Marin?

9. What does Marin do ahead of Mabel's visit to show she is happy Mabel is there?

10. Why is it so awkward that Mabel tells Marin they can be like sisters in Chapter Six?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Ana say to Marin, privately, that finally convinces Marin to come and live as an adopted member of the Valenzuela family? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does literature mean to Marin, and what lessons does she seem to take from it as she navigates a shocking and tragic time in her life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Gramps get so upset when Marin asks him for a baby picture of herself? Months later, after Gramps's death, why is Marin fixated on the absence of a baby picture of her in her high school yearbook? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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