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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 73-153.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Maya's parents tell her about Grace, what do they say is the relationship between the two girls?
(a) Grace and Maya are second cousins.
(b) Grace and Maya have the same godparents.
(c) Grace and Maya are half-sisters.
(d) Grace and Maya are sisters.

4. What had one set of Joaquin's foster parents done to discourage him from being left-handed?
(a) They had taped his left hand shut.
(b) They had glued the fingers of his left hand together.
(c) They had attached a string to his left hand as a reminder to use his right hand.
(d) They had tied his left hand behind his back.

5. In what location does Maya find an empty wine bottle her mother has hidden in the house?
(a) In the back of the closet in a pair of boots.
(b) On the back porch inside an empty planter.
(c) Behind the washing machine.
(d) Under the kitchen sink.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Joaquin can finally speak after fleeing his first meeting with Ana, what place does he say the office had too closely resembled?

3. What reason is given for Joaquin's long delay in writing back to Maya after she contacts him for the first time?

4. Due to his extreme discomfort with the environment of Ana's office, where do the two begin to meet instead?

5. How many months after adopting Maya had Maya's mother discovered she was pregnant?

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