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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 character does Marin think of when getting ready for bed in Chapter Eleven?

2. What doe Marin notice about Gramps that worries her in Chapter Fifteen?

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

4. What does Marin wonder in Chapter Eight in relation to Gramps's house and how she left it?

5. What does Marin tell Mabel about the other people at the motel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Gramps write letters to constantly?

3. What does Gramps say he has to tell Marin about following her night out with Mabel in Chapter Twelve?

4. How does their time at Tommy's seem to change the dynamic between Marin and Mabel?

5. In Chapter Ten, what do Mabel and Marin do when they sneak out together?

6. 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?

7. What does Gramps tell Marin when Gramps tells Marin he has given her money for college?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is it so awkward for Mabel and Marin that Mabel has met and is dating a boy in college? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why does Marin at first resist the idea of coming back to California with Mabel and joining Mable's family? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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