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

2. 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?
(a) More cartoonish.
(b) More dire.
(c) More terrible.
(d) More humorous.

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

4. What sound does Grace hear coming from all four parents present in the room when Grace and Maya meet for the first time?
(a) The sound of sniffles.
(b) The sound of popcorn being eaten.
(c) The sound of whispering.
(d) The sound of quiet squealing.

5. What does Grace say that both Max and his father do when they are angry?
(a) They flare their nostrils.
(b) They lower their voices.
(c) They yell.
(d) They shake.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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)?

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

5. What do Max's parents say are the plans for his future that conflict with being a teenage father?

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