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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. What does Joaquin immediately think is happening when he returns home from his therapy session and sees a strange car in the driveway?
(a) He thinks that Mark is having an affair.
(b) He thinks that Mark and Linda have bought him a car.
(c) He thinks that Mark is working on a new restoration project.
(d) He thinks that Mark and Linda have decided not to let him stay.

2. Who is the only member of the family who cries the day when one family members moves out permanently?
(a) Lauren.
(b) Maya.
(c) Lauren and Maya's mom.
(d) Lauren and Maya's dad.

3. To which of her family members does Maya stop speaking for a week when she becomes angry?
(a) Hermother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Grace.
(d) Lauren.

4. For what transgression does Maya punish Claire repeatedly, leading to the couple's break-up?
(a) For not answering Maya's texts on the night Maya's mother checked into rehab.
(b) For not kissing Maya goodbye on the first day of school.
(c) For not answering Maya's texts on the night Maya's dad moved out.
(d) For not answering Maya's texts on the night Maya's brother moved out.

5. What news does Joaquin deliver at the diner that causes Maya to choke on her cookie?
(a) He says that Mark and Linda want to adopt him.
(b) He says that he has thought about hurting himself.
(c) He says that he and Birdie are broken up.
(d) He says that he has located his biological father.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what condiment do Grace, Joaquin and Maya find they all like to dip their french fries?

2. When Grace texts Joaquin to tell him the location of their meeting has changed, where does she tell him to go instead of the coffee shop?

3. Maya reflects on how her mother had looked while entering rehab, saying that she had looked like a what?

4. What name does Adam call Grace that causes Joaquin to fly into a rage?

5. In what room does Lauren find her mother unconscious and bleeding from the head?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Rafe's family situation?

2. How is the theme of secrecy depicted within Claire's accusations toward Maya during their fight that ends in a break-up?

3. What is the symbolism of the iced tea Joaquin loathes?

4. What are the characteristics of Lauren's communication with Claire that Maya considers unforgivable?

5. What are the contents of the text Maya receives from her dad, setting in motion the chain of events that lead to Maya and Claire's break-up?

6. What does Joaquin view as ironic about everyone making college plans around him at school?

7. What reasons does Joaquin provide when he tells Grace and Maya that he told Mark and Linda he did not want them to adopt him?

8. In what ways do Grace's parents try to get her engaged in life again after Peach's birth and adoption?

9. What are the living arrangements in Maya's family after her parent's separation?

10. How does Lauren view Maya's treatment of Claire in relation to her own relationship with Maya?

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