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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 say they can blame their actions on in the morning if they regret them in Chapter Ten?

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

3. What is on the wall in Tommy's living room in Chapter Eleven?

4. What does Mabel tell Marin her parents have done for Marin in Chapter Eight?

5. What do Marin and Mabel eat for dinner in Chapter Fourteen?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the stranger on the beach in Chapter Seventeen represent, and why is it significant that Marin meets him right after Mabel leaves and right before Gramps dies? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does LaCour portray Gramps's and Marin's relationship throughout We Are Okay? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do the surfers on the beach - even those Marin has barely met before - routinely give her shells when they see her? How do these trinkets make Marin feel? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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