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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 saves Marin and Mabel from the cold during the power outage?

2. Where does Marin go most mornings after Mabel leaves for college in Chapter Seventeen?

3. What does Marin wonder in Chapter Eight in relation to Gramps's house and how she left it?

4. What doe Marin notice about Gramps that worries her in Chapter Fifteen?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Marin ask Mabel about in detail in Chapter Fourteen that is hard for Marin to do but she knows is the right thing?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How do both Marin and Mabel feel about the evolution of their relationship from friendship into something romantic? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Mabel want so badly for Marin to meet someone that she likes and that she would like to date? How does Marin react to this sentiment? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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