Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

CHAPTERS 1-6

Reading Check

1. Who is Marin’s college roommate?

2. What invitation does Mabel offer Marin?

3. Who is Birdie?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why is Marin staying in her college dorm over winter break?

2. What is Gramps like?

3. How is Marin connected to the surfers?

4. How is the pottery studio important to Marin?

Paired Resource

“And the Ghosts”

• Graham Foust’s brief poem offers insights into death.
• The poem connects to the theme of Grief and Loss.
• How have ghosts impacted Marin’s life?

“How your brain copes with grief, and why it takes time to heal”

• NPR interviews a psychologist, Mary-Frances O’Connor, about grief’s impact, its universality, and ways to help someone who is grieving.
• Theme connections include Grief and Loss and Healing and Belonging.
• How is Marin experiencing grief? What advice would Mary-Frances O’Connor offer Mabel as she tries to help?

CHAPTERS 7-12

Reading Check

1. What causes the power to go out?

2. Where do Marin and Mabel stay to survive the blackout in the cold?