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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. In Chapter Twelve, what does Gramps say he needs to tell Marin about?

2. What news does Mabel share with Marin about her own family in Chapter Fourteen?

3. Who does Marin spend most of the day with in Chapter Nineteen?

4. Where does Marin go right from the police station?

5. What does Marin ask Mabel in Chapter Twenty?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. In Chapter Fifteen, why are both Marin and Mabel relieved when Marin declines the invitation to drive Mabel to college with Mabel's parents?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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