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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gramps think his friends are doing to him in Chapter Twelve?
(a) Stealing his money.
(b) Planning a surprise party for him.
(c) Poisoning his drink.
(d) Talking behind his back.

2. What character does Marin think of when getting ready for bed in Chapter Eleven?
(a) Romeo.
(b) Madame Bovary.
(c) Jayne Eyre.
(d) Hester Prynne.

3. What does Mabel ask Marin not to do again in Chapter Thirteen?
(a) Disappear.
(b) Go back to California.
(c) Stay at a motel.
(d) Eat all her dinner before Mabel can have any.

4. What is awkward about the sleeping arrangements between Marin and Mabel in Chapter Eleven?
(a) Mabel is reluctant, at first, to sleep in the same pull-out bed.
(b) Mabel has to sleep on the floor because of her back.
(c) Marin says she prefers to sleep standing up.
(d) Mabel offers to sleep on the fainting couch.

5. What do Marin and Mabel eat for dinner in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Pasta.
(b) Chili and corn bread.
(c) Soup.
(d) Lasagna.

6. What does Marin take to the airport with her in Chapter Twenty-One?
(a) Her plane ticket.
(b) Her favorite sweater.
(c) Her phone, wallet, and a picture of her mother.
(d) Her suitcase.

7. What happens between Marin and Mabel at the beach in Chapter Ten?
(a) They surf.
(b) One of them gets bitten by a shark.
(c) They engage in sexual activity.
(d) They almost drown.

8. What does Mabel say about Gramps in hindsight?
(a) He seemed sick for a long time.
(b) He seemed happy.
(c) He was never nice to Mabel.
(d) He was never really nice to Marin.

9. What is Marin's usual dinner routine?
(a) Eating with Gramps after he cooked around 6 every night.
(b) Eating with Mabel's family.
(c) Eating with Sister Josephine.
(d) Going out to eat on her own.

10. What does Marin ask Gramps in Chapter Fifteen that he scoffs at?
(a) If he is going to stop surfing.
(b) If he is going to stop playing poker.
(c) Whether he has been to the doctor.
(d) If he has enough money to live on.

11. What do Marin and Mabel eat at the place they stay during the power outage?
(a) Canned beans.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Pasta.
(d) Rice.

12. What is the first thing Mabel does when they get back to the dorm in Chapter Fourteen?
(a) Call her mother.
(b) Eat.
(c) Shower.
(d) Paint her nails.

13. What road do Marin and Mabel cross in the morning in Chapter Ten to get home?
(a) Starlight Lane.
(b) Boulevard Beach.
(c) The Great Highway.
(d) Hollywood Avenue.

14. What does Marin ask the man in the motel to tell her?
(a) To let her know if he has any marijuana.
(b) If an old man is outside her room, to knock on her door.
(c) To let her know if he is going to the beach.
(d) To give her money if he has any.

15. What does Marin say characterizes her summer with Mabel and Gramps in Chapter Fifteen?
(a) Denial.
(b) Suspicion.
(c) Longing.
(d) Grief.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the end of Chapter Eight that startles Marin and Mabel?

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

3. What does Marin ask Gramps to do in Chapter Twelve to break the tension between him and his friends?

4. What do the police tell Marin they think happened to Gramps?

5. What artist does Mabel tell Marin about in detail in Chapter Eight?

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