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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 does Marin think she hears Mabel doing as they go to bed in Chapter Eleven?

2. What is Marin's experience of eating dinner like in Chapter Nine?

3. What is awkward about the sleeping arrangements between Marin and Mabel in Chapter Eleven?

4. What does Fred ask Marin that disgusts her in Chapter Seventeen?

5. Who is Ben's dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gramps react when he sees Marin and Mabel after the night they sneak out?

2. What does Marin ask Mabel about in detail in Chapter Fourteen that is hard for Marin to do but she knows is the right thing?

3. How does their time at Tommy's seem to change the dynamic between Marin and Mabel?

4. What happens in Chapter Eight that scares Marin and Mabel a bit?

5. In Chapter Eighteen, what does Marin finally tell Mabel about Gramps?

6. In Chapter Twenty-Three, what does Mabel say she wishes she had done for Marin?

7. In Chapter Fifteen, why are both Marin and Mabel relieved when Marin declines the invitation to drive Mabel to college with Mabel's parents?

8. What does Marin most fear her presence with Gramps is doing to him in Part III?

9. In Chapter Ten, what do Mabel and Marin do when they sneak out together?

10. What does Marin ask Mabel to do in Chapter Eight when she becomes emotionally overwhelmed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Mabel want so badly for Marin to meet someone that she likes and that she would like to date? How does Marin react to this sentiment? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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

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.

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