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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. What does Marin admit to herself that she is afraid of in Chapter Four?
2. Where is the party Marin and Mabel go to in Chapter Six?
3. In Chapter Five, what does Gramps show Marin that belongs to Birdie?
4. Who is Mabel's first call when she arrives at Marin's?
5. Where does Marin suggest she and Mabel go together in the next few days in Chapter Four?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do surfers routinely give to Marin, and why?
2. In Chapter Seven, what connection does Marin make with the taxi driver?
3. What does Mabel say her parents want Marin to do?
4. Why does Gramps get so angry at Sister Josephine in Part I?
5. What was Marin's favorite subject in high school, and why?
6. Why is Marin reluctant to go into the elevator while alone in her dorm?
7. What does Marin not have at the end of high school that she feels bad about and everyone else seems to have?
8. What does Mabel tell Marin about her college experience that shocks Marin?
9. Why does Marin tell Mabel she wants to change her major?
10. What does Marin recall Gramps showing her in Chapter Five that she did not really understand at the time?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does literature mean to Marin, and what lessons does she seem to take from it as she navigates a shocking and tragic time in her life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
How would you describe LaCour's tone and language as she writes in Marin's voice throughout We Are Okay? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
Why does Gramps get so upset when Marin asks him for a baby picture of herself? Months later, after Gramps's death, why is Marin fixated on the absence of a baby picture of her in her high school yearbook? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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