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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ana asks Joaquin if he will tell Maya and Grace about his psychiatric episode, what is his reply?
(a) Maybe.
(b) No.
(c) Soon.
(d) At some point.

2. Joaquin knows that he had been placed in foster care at what age?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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) Janie.
(b) Max.
(c) Adam.
(d) Rachel.

4. Max's father tells Grace's parents that Max is dating what kind of girl now?
(a) A good girl.
(b) A girl with ambition.
(c) A nice girl.
(d) A beautiful girl.

5. How does Joaquin truly feel deep down about calling Mark and Linda Mom and Dad?
(a) He does not want to call them Mom and Dad.
(b) He wants to call them Mom and Dad very badly.
(c) He does not see why it matters if he calls them Mom and Dad.
(d) He thinks he is too old to call anyone Mom or Dad.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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)?

3. What is NOT on the list of things Maya means to do in the two years or so?

4. What item is NOT part of any outfit Grace considers wearing on her first day back to school after maternity leave?

5. What item is with the empty wine bottle that Maya finds in her house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons are given for Maya's love of the Disney film version of Alice in Wonderland and how does her perspective on her favorite scene change over time?

2. How does Joaquin respond to the teacher's aide's request of him at Christmastime?

3. What quality of Maya and Grace's appearance had Joaquin known to expect even before meeting them for the first time?

4. Discuss an instance when Joaquin experiences self-loathing.

5. How is the theme of responsibility depicted in Maya's relationship with her sister Lauren?

6. How does the author demonstrate the difference between Grace's high school days before Peach and her experiences at school after Peach's birth?

7. What favor does the teacher's aide for Joaquin's class ask Joaquin to do around Christmastime?

8. What does Grace whisper over and over to her unborn child and how does the detail depict the novel's themes of guilt and responsibility?

9. Discuss an instance when Grace displays self-loathing.

10. How does Grace spend homecoming night of her junior year, and how does the night differ from her previous expectations?

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