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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 is Marin's English teacher in high school?
2. How did Marin's mother die?
3. What does Marin assume about Gramps's pen pal?
4. What is Marin's mother's name?
5. What kind of plant does Marin buy a pot for in Chapter Six?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Gramps most enjoy doing with his friends?
2. In Chapter Seven, what connection does Marin make with the taxi driver?
3. Why is Marin reluctant to go into the elevator while alone in her dorm?
4. What passages in different works of literature is Marin drawn to in Chapter Five?
5. In Chapter Seven, why does Marin also change her dress when Mabel does?
6. What does Mabel tell Marin about her college experience that shocks Marin?
7. What was Marin's favorite subject in high school, and why?
8. What story does Emily tell Marin about Gramps in Chapter Five?
9. Why is Marin struggling so much during her first months at college?
10. What does Courtney say about Marin's living arrangement that makes Marin feel bad in Chapter Seven?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
How would you describe LaCour's tone and language as she writes in Marin's voice throughout We Are Okay? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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