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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 say characterizes her summer with Mabel and Gramps in Chapter Fifteen?

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

3. In Chapter Thirteen, what does Mabel ask Marin about when she first moved to the college town?

4. What artist does Mabel tell Marin about in detail in Chapter Eight?

5. Who do Marin and Mabel run into on their way home from the beach in Chapter Ten?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. In Chapter Nineteen, how does Marin piece together what happened to Gramps?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Marin find that she so badly would like to work at Claudia's pottery shop? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support 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

What strange signs does Marin notice about Gramps in the months leading up to his death? How does she react to them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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