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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tune does the doorbell at Maya's house play?
(a) That's Amore.
(b) Chopsticks.
(c) Ode to Joy.
(d) Old Paint.

2. When Grace first begins thinking about the Homecoming Dance, for how long has she been dating Max?
(a) Just over a year.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Just over two years.
(d) Six months.

3. Next to whom does Grace sit in the class during which she says everything "crumbles into oblivion" (101) her first day back at school?
(a) Max.
(b) Adam.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Janie.

4. What sound does Adam play in class to torture Grace?
(a) The sound of a baby's cry.
(b) The sound of a woman speaking to her baby.
(c) The sound of a lullaby.
(d) The sound of a rattle.

5. What item is NOT part of any outfit Grace considers wearing on her first day back to school after maternity leave?
(a) Pajama pants.
(b) Boyfriend jeans.
(c) A maroon shirt.
(d) A mini-skirt.

6. On the night Maya's parents tell her about Grace, she says that it has been how long since her parents have been home together and not "at each other's throats" (23)?
(a) Years.
(b) Days.
(c) Months.
(d) Weeks.

7. In what way is Maya's hair different from Grace's hair, prompting Grace to consider changing hers?
(a) Maya's hair is longer than Grace's hair.
(b) Maya's hair is in braids.
(c) Maya's hair is styled in a pixie cut.
(d) Maya's hair is curlier than Grace's hair.

8. What does Joaquin feel that he always has to say when people start speaking to him in Spanish?
(a) No espanol.
(b) Please repeat.
(c) Speak English.
(d) Sorry.

9. Joaquin's favorite foster dad was a man named Rick who thought Joaquin was talented and bought him a set of what?
(a) Oil pastels.
(b) Drafting pencils.
(c) Crayons.
(d) Tattoo inks.

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

11. How many different times has Joaquin been asked to leave a foster home for one reason or another?
(a) 8.
(b) 17.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

12. What item is with the empty wine bottle that Maya finds in her house?
(a) A full wine bottle.
(b) A bottle of whiskey.
(c) A corkscrew.
(d) A dirty wine glass.

13. For what reason is Janie upset when she sees Grace back at school for the first time?
(a) She thinks Grace should have let her know when she was coming back to school.
(b) She thinks it is too soon for Grace to be back at school.
(c) She has been dating Adam and does not want Grace to know it.
(d) She has been dating Max and does not want Grace to know it.

14. When Mark and Linda wake Joaquin from a nightmare, for whom do they say he had been calling in his sleep?
(a) His mother and father.
(b) Grace and Maya.
(c) Mark and Linda.
(d) Lauren and Rafe.

15. What do Max's parents say are the plans for his future that conflict with being a teenage father?
(a) He plans to attend Stanford.
(b) He plans to be a college professor.
(c) He plans to become a doctor.
(d) He plans to attend UCLA.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Joaquin's reason for believing he is part Mexican?

2. The night Lauren asks Maya about their parents' possible divorce, what thought keeps Maya awake all night?

3. Maya thinks that everything seems a certain way "at three a.m." (26). How does she think everything seems at that hour, in comparison to other hours of the day?

4. When Maya asks Grace what it is like to be an only child, what is Grace's response?

5. Even before meeting his biological sisters, Joaquin had known that they would both be what?

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