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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 Mabel's first call when she arrives at Marin's?

2. Where do Marin and Mabel go in Chapter Six?

3. What does Marin help Mabel and Ana do in Chapter Five?

4. Where did Marin and Gramps used to buy a Christmas tree from?

5. What does Emily tell Marin about Gramps being in the water on the beach?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do surfers routinely give to Marin, and why?

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

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

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

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

7. Why is Marin reluctant to go into the elevator while alone in her dorm?

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

9. In Chapter Seven, why does Marin also change her dress when Mabel does?

10. What does Marin like about Claudia's shop so much?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Why is Mabel's and Marin's relationship so strained when Mabel first comes to see Marin in the early part of We Are Okay? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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