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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. What is Mabel's and Marin's very first conversation ever about?

2. What does Marin buy for Ana and Javier?

3. What does Mabel tell Marin she wishes there had been in relation to her grandfather's death?

4. In Chapter Five, what does Gramps show Marin that belongs to Birdie?

5. Who owns the potter's studio Marin likes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Courtney say about Marin's living arrangement that makes Marin feel bad in Chapter Seven?

3. Why are things so awkward between Marin and Mabel in Chapter One when Mabel comes to visit?

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

5. Why does Marin tell Mabel she wants to change her major?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is it so awkward for Mabel and Marin that Mabel has met and is dating a boy in college? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Marin at first resist the idea of coming back to California with Mabel and joining Mable's family? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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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