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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month had Olive died?
(a) July.
(b) May.
(c) April.
(d) November.

2. What secret does Martha tell Godbee in Chapter 25?
(a) She likes Jimmy Manning.
(b) She doesn't always like her mother.
(c) She faked having a fever so she didn't have to go to school.
(d) She once drove the car around the block.

3. When does Martha get a "glittery feeling"?
(a) On Christmas Eve.
(b) When camping out on summer nights.
(c) When she gets near her Grandmother's house.
(d) On the first day of school.

4. Why is Olive's mother happy with Martha?
(a) Martha visited Olive when she was sick.
(b) Martha brought flowers to Olive's funeral.
(c) Martha was Olive's best friend.
(d) Martha must have done something to make Olive happy.

5. Who does Martha focus on while speaking up in class?
(a) Kirby.
(b) Olive.
(c) Kent.
(d) Lynne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Godbee suggest that she and Martha do every day of the summer?

2. In the book she begins to write, Martha creates Olive's character to be a/an _____________________.

3. Tate Manning compliments Martha on the color of her _______________.

4. How much older is Vince than Martha?

5. Marthat can't figure out what she did that made Olive say she was ________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Which of the Manning boys has Martha always liked? Which one is she attracted to this summer?

2. How did Godbee get that nickname?

3. What does Martha recall about Olive's death?

4. What does Godbee suggest that she and Martha do every day during Martha's visit?

5. How did Godbee end the story she wrote about a girl who moved far from the ocean?

6. What wish is stated in Olive's journal regarding having Martha as a friend?

7. Who is Martha's mother and what is her job?

8. What secret does Godbee share with Martha as part of their first daily information sharing ritual?

9. What is important to Olive's mother about what Martha must have done at some time?

10. How does Martha show maturity by thinking of other people in her life?

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