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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 3-72.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lauren asks Maya whether she thinks their parents are going to get a divorce, what is Maya's reply?
(a) She tells Lauren not to be stupid.
(b) She tells Lauren she thinks their parents will be happier if they do.
(c) She tells Lauren that she hopes they do.
(d) She tells Lauren to shut up and never to say that again.

2. When the reader first meets Joaquin, for how long has he lived with his current foster parents, Mark and Linda?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 years.

3. What is NOT on the list of things Maya means to do in the two years or so?
(a) Go to New York.
(b) Graduate from high school.
(c) Finding her biological mother.
(d) Live with Claire.

4. The night Lauren asks Maya about their parents' possible divorce, what thought keeps Maya awake all night?
(a) She does not know if she will still be able to attend college if her parents get divorced.
(b) She does not know how her adopted status will affect the choices made by her parents.
(c) She believes that her mother's alcoholism will worsen in the event of a divorce.
(d) She worries that Lauren will be emotionally crippled in the event of their parents' divorce.

5. Joaquin knows that he had been placed in foster care by whom?
(a) His mother Martha.
(b) His mother Sassafras.
(c) His mother Danielle.
(d) His mother Melissa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Max's father tells Grace's parents that Max is dating what kind of girl now?

2. For what reason are Grace and her parents surprised when they pull up to Maya's house for the first time?

3. What subjects are featured in the majority of the posters hanging on Maya's bedroom walls?

4. When Maya's parents tell her about Grace, what do they say is the relationship between the two girls?

5. How far along is Grace when she realizes that she is pregnant?

(see the answer key)

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