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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 suggest she and Mabel do in case the power outage lasts a long time?

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

3. What does Marin think she hears Mabel doing as they go to bed in Chapter Eleven?

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

5. Who does Mabel show Marin a picture of in Chapter Fourteen?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter Nine, who comes to take care of Marin and Mabel in the blizzard?

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

4. What does Marin ask Mabel about in detail in Chapter Fourteen that is hard for Marin to do but she knows is the right thing?

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

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

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

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

9. What painting does Mabel show Marin in Chapter Eight?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Gramps react so angrily to Sister Josephine in Marin's school who implores him to share memories of her mother with her? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does LaCour portray Gramps's and Marin's relationship throughout We Are Okay? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What does Ana say to Marin, privately, that finally convinces Marin to come and live as an adopted member of the Valenzuela family? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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