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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item is said to have appeared on the bodies of Janie and Rachel in Grace's absence from school?
(a) Purses instead of backpacks.
(b) Fanny packs instead of purses.
(c) Backpacks instead of purses.
(d) Phone wallets instead of purses.

2. When Maya asks Grace what it is like to be an only child, what is Grace's response?
(a) Awesome.
(b) She says she has never thought about it.
(c) Boring.
(d) Quiet.

3. The narrator states that after meeting Joaquin, Maya has a hard time doing what?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Eating.
(c) Smiling.
(d) Focusing.

4. 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) Boyfriend jeans.
(c) Pajama pants.
(d) A maroon shirt.

5. For how long has Joaquin been seeing Ana in therapy at the time he breaks up with Birdie?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 12 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 18 months.

6. When Lauren asks Maya whether she thinks their parents are going to get a divorce, what is Maya's reply?
(a) She tells Lauren she thinks their parents will be happier if they do.
(b) She tells Lauren that she hopes they do.
(c) She tells Lauren not to be stupid.
(d) She tells Lauren to shut up and never to say that again.

7. What action does Maya tell Joaquin that she takes when she is nervous?
(a) She notices small details about her surroundings.
(b) She remains quiet.
(c) She talks a lot.
(d) She twirls her hair.

8. How does Max feel about his father?
(a) Max hates his father.
(b) Max fears his father.
(c) Max does not understand his father.
(d) Max idolizes his father.

9. The night Lauren asks Maya about their parents' possible divorce, what thought keeps Maya awake all night?
(a) She does not know how her adopted status will affect the choices made by her parents.
(b) She does not know if she will still be able to attend college if her parents get divorced.
(c) She worries that Lauren will be emotionally crippled in the event of their parents' divorce.
(d) She believes that her mother's alcoholism will worsen in the event of a divorce.

10. Even before meeting his biological sisters, Joaquin had known that they would both be what?
(a) Pretty.
(b) Tall.
(c) White.
(d) Tiny.

11. What is NOT listed among the activities Maya does late at night for many nights after meeting Joaquin?
(a) Takes Harry Potter quizzes.
(b) Talks to Claire on her phone.
(c) Reading websites on her phone.
(d) Looks at old text messages from Claire.

12. What lie does Grace tell Joaquin and Maya about her long absence from school?
(a) She tells them she had been sick with mono.
(b) She tells them that a stalker has been harassing her.
(c) She tells them her family has been on vacation.
(d) She tells them that she has been attending a college prep academy.

13. Due to his extreme discomfort with the environment of Ana's office, where do the two begin to meet instead?
(a) A park.
(b) A juice bar.
(c) A bookstore.
(d) A diner.

14. Joaquin knows that he had been placed in foster care by whom?
(a) His mother Melissa.
(b) His mother Danielle.
(c) His mother Sassafras.
(d) His mother Martha.

15. What does Grace do when Adam plays the sound in class as an act of bullying?
(a) She bursts into tears in her seat.
(b) She screams obscenities in Adam's face.
(c) She quietly leaves the room.
(d) She flies across the room and punches Adam repeatedly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item of clothing eventually worn by Grace on her first day back to school is said to match "the stress hives that were starting to appear on her chest and neck" (95)?

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

3. How many different times has Joaquin been asked to leave a foster home for one reason or another?

4. Who is ultimately deemed by the school to be responsible for the chaos that erupts on Grace's first and last day back to school?

5. What had one set of Joaquin's foster parents done to discourage him from being left-handed?

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