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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. Who does Marin talk with about her favorite book?

2. Where is the party Marin and Mabel go to in Chapter Six?

3. What does Marin buy for Ana and Javier?

4. What are some of Marin's few possessions that she really likes?

5. What topic is the book Hannah gives Marin on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What passages in different works of literature is Marin drawn to in Chapter Five?

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

3. What does Mabel tell Marin about her college experience that shocks Marin?

4. What does Marin not have at the end of high school that she feels bad about and everyone else seems to have?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What strange signs does Marin notice about Gramps in the months leading up to his death? How does she react to them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does the power outage and staying at the groundskeeper's house change the dynamic between Marin and Mabel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What does the stranger on the beach in Chapter Seventeen represent, and why is it significant that Marin meets him right after Mabel leaves and right before Gramps dies? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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