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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 reason is given for Joaquin's long delay in writing back to Maya after she contacts him for the first time?
(a) He is worried that his sisters will not like him.
(b) He had lost the slip of paper containing her number.
(c) He did not have a working internet connection.
(d) He had deleted her email by mistake.

2. 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.

3. What is Joaquin's reason for believing he is part Mexican?
(a) A foster brother once told him he looked Mexican and he knows his father's name is Gutierrez.
(b) He knows that his father and mother met in Mazatlan.
(c) He recently received the results of his DNA test.
(d) Mark and Linda researched his genealogy and told him of their findings.

4. What does Grace's ex-boyfriend Max end up doing on homecoming night?
(a) Filing custody papers.
(b) Being crowned homecoming king at the dance.
(c) Watching his daughter's birth.
(d) Shopping for baby supplies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what location do Joaquin's summoned people appear within his dream?

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

3. What lie does Grace tell Joaquin and Maya about her long absence from school?

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

5. What dreams in her past does Grace liken to what lunch will be like now that her place in the school is so uncertain?

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