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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. How does Vince feel about spending time with Jimmy and his video camera?

2. What does Martha ask Godbee for In Chapter 49?

3. Why can Martha not keep the kiss a secret?

4. What happens to Martha as she waits for Jimmy and a girl to pass by on the beach?

5. Where does Jimmy kiss Martha?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first part of Martha's plan to be carried out at the beach?

2. Why is Martha especially sad at the thought of having to leave Godbee?

3. Why does Martha decide to visit Godbee again at Christmas time?

4. What does Olive's journal statement about wanting to go to "a real ocean" foreshadow?

5. What does Martha do when she sees Jimmy holding hands with a girl and walking towards her on the beach?

6. What fact startles Martha when she speaks about Olive as Jimmy films her?

7. Why is Lucy so upset after she is freed from the mound of sand?

8. What is the symbolism of the sea monster in the game Martha plays with Lucy on the beach?

9. Why are Jimmy and Martha mad at a comment someone makes when they are holding hands?

10. Why does Jimmy ask Martha if she has ever been kissed? What are the circumstances in which Jimmy kisses Martha?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Godbee. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

What is the greatest lesson Martha learns from Jimmy? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Martha always recall about Jimmy and how his cruelty taught her an important lesson.

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