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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 Mabel do at the end of Chapter Eleven that Marin appreciates?

2. What does Marin suggest she and Mabel do in case the power outage lasts a long time?

3. What do Marin and Mabel take to the beach with them in Chapter Ten?

4. What is one thing Gramps taught Marin how to do well?

5. In Chapter Twelve, what does Gramps say he needs to tell Marin about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Marin stay when she first arrives in her college town, and what does Mabel ask her about this time period?

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

3. What does Gramps tell Marin when Gramps tells Marin he has given her money for college?

4. How does Marin suspect Gramps was able to send her to college?

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

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

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

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

9. In Chapter Nine, who comes to take care of Marin and Mabel in the blizzard?

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

Marin feels betrayed by Gramps, but she also resents some other characters in the novel who might have suspected Gramps was struggling with his mental health and who did not tell her or try to help him more. Write an essay explaining the scope and specifics of Marin's feelings of betrayal, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What memory, previously undiscovered, does Ana's warmth and love bring back to Marin with force in the very end of the novel, and why does this memory mean so much to Marin? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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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