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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 Carlos's wife?

2. What happens between Marin and Mabel at the beach in Chapter Ten?

3. What do Marin and Mabel eat at the place they stay during the power outage?

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

5. What does Marin ask Gramps to do in Chapter Twelve to break the tension between him and his friends?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Gramps say he has to tell Marin about following her night out with Mabel in Chapter Twelve?

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

6. What is awkward at Tommy's house for Marin and Mabel?

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

8. Why does Mabel tell Marin her parents were cleaning out her brother's old room?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

What are some of Gramps's most loving actions that Marin tries to hold on to when the full magnitude of his betrayal and deception hits her in the aftermath of his death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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