Olive's Ocean: Reading Comprehension and Analysis Quiz

What was Martha's initial relationship with Olive at school?

• Close friends

• Worst enemies

• Nearly invisible to each other

• Study partners

How does Martha describe her feelings toward her mother?

• Consistently loving

• Always respectful

• Bouncing between love and hate

• Completely indifferent

Martha's brother Vince is characterized as:

• Quiet and shy

• Sarcastic and brutally honest

• Completely serious

• Always agreeable

What special activity does Godbee suggest to Martha?

• Playing Parcheesi every night

• Telling each other something new each day

• Writing a novel together

• Exploring the beach

When Martha says she hates her family, who is the only person she excludes?

• Vince

• Lucy

• Her father

• Godbee

How does Martha describe her "glittery feeling"?

• A scary emotion

• A sensation of shiny, jumpy excitement

• A feeling of sadness

• A moment of anger

What secret does Martha share with Godbee?

• She wants to be a lawyer

• She wants to be a writer

• She wants to be a radio host

• She wants to be a teacher

Martha's novel idea is about:

• Her family vacation

• A fictional character

• A girl named Olive

• Her grandmother's life

How does Martha feel about the ocean?

• Terrified of it

• Wants to swim in it constantly

• Feels insignificant but exhilarated

• Completely uninterested

What word best describes Martha's relationship with her brother?

• Competitive

• Distant

• Admiring and complicated

• Completely harmonious