Far From the Tree Test | Final Test - Hard

Robin Benway
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 184 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Far From the Tree Test | Final Test - Hard

Robin Benway
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 184 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The car in the driveway turns out to be associated with what cause?

2. What does Joaquin do with the "Tips for Phasing Out of Foster Care" (282) he receives from a staff member at his school?

3. What favor does Grace ask of Rafe during one of their diner meetings?

4. Whom does Joaquin avoid telling about his possible adoption, for fear of letting that person's opinion sway him?

5. Peach's adoptive parents tell Grace that they will send her letters and photos of Peach for how long?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Maya characterize her relationship with Lauren?

2. What turns out to be the mysterious event involving Joaquin and the Buchanans?

3. When Grace muses that she is now a girl who does not "have friends anymore" (183), she makes one exception. Whom does she say is her friend?

4. For what transgression does Maya blame Claire for an extended period of time near the end of the couple's relationship and why?

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

6. How does Joaquin feel after his altercation with Adam and why?

7. How does the author employ allusion within Grace's thoughts about Joaquin's lonely childhood existence?

8. 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?

9. What does Joaquin do when he is overcome by the feelings associated with his altercation with Adam?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the author's message regarding motherhood and what themes does the author employ in order to send these messages to the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Robin Benway's novel Far From the Tree and one of the novel's main messages. How does the author make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help the author get across one main message of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Robin Benway's novel Far From the Tree from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

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