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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. Why does Marin stop using the water at the motel?

2. What does Mabel say they can blame their actions on in the morning if they regret them in Chapter Ten?

3. What road do Marin and Mabel cross in the morning in Chapter Ten to get home?

4. Who does Marin call when she is fully panicked about Gramps in Chapter Nineteen?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Marin leave right from the police station for the airport?

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

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

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

6. What can Marin not stop thinking about regarding Gramps's house?

7. In Chapter Fifteen, what did Marin notice was wrong with Gramps?

8. In Chapter Seventeen, what does the stranger on the beach ask Marin that repulses her?

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

10. What painting does Mabel show Marin in Chapter Eight?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

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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