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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What element of Maya's house do both Grace and Joaquin consider strange?
(a) The wall of family photos lining the staircase.
(b) The carpeted walls.
(c) The shabby kitchen.
(d) The color of the house.

2. To which of her siblings does Maya feel the closest?
(a) Lauren.
(b) Janie.
(c) Grace.
(d) Joaquin.

3. Peach's adoptive parents tell Grace that they will send her letters and photos of Peach for how long?
(a) For 18 years.
(b) The first 5 years.
(c) The first year.
(d) Whenever Grace asks for them.

4. What announcement does Maya make at the dinner table with her dad and Lauren that makes Lauren choke on her food?
(a) She has been volunteering at Planned Parenthood for three months.
(b) She wants to join the roller derby team.
(c) She wants to look for her biological mother.
(d) She is going to shave her head.

5. What word does Maya settle upon when she decides how it feels for her dad to be back in the family home full-time while her mother is in rehab?
(a) Comforting.
(b) Weird.
(c) Annoying.
(d) Normal.

6. What nervous habit has Joaquin never been able to break?
(a) Rubbing the back of his neck.
(b) Bouncing his leg.
(c) Pulling his earlobe.
(d) Twisting his hair.

7. When Grace texts Joaquin to tell him the location of their meeting has changed, where does she tell him to go instead of the coffee shop?
(a) Joaquin's house.
(b) Maya's house.
(c) The school cafeteria.
(d) Grace's house.

8. What is Claire's family situation?
(a) Her siblings are her only family.
(b) Her dad is not in her life.
(c) Her mom is not in her life.
(d) She lives with a foster family.

9. What does Joaquin immediately think is happening when he returns home from his therapy session and sees a strange car in the driveway?
(a) He thinks that Mark is having an affair.
(b) He thinks that Mark and Linda have bought him a car.
(c) He thinks that Mark is working on a new restoration project.
(d) He thinks that Mark and Linda have decided not to let him stay.

10. For what reason does Rafe say that it is a bad idea for Grace to keep Peach a secret from Joaquin and Maya?
(a) Because it will eat her up inside.
(b) Because then her siblings will never be able to get that close to her.
(c) Because secrets always get out.
(d) Because lying requires a really good memory.

11. What action does Maya demand of Lauren during their argument about Maya's identity as an adopted child?
(a) She tells Lauren not to try to make her feel bad for attempting to find her place in the world.
(b) She tells Lauren that she has to come to the rehab facility to visit their mother.
(c) She tells Lauren to stop acting like their mother has died.
(d) She tells Lauren to hug their father more often.

12. What word does Maya's father use in reference to her possible genealogical search that causes Maya to become furious?
(a) Dream.
(b) Adventure.
(c) Hunt.
(d) Fantasy.

13. What snack do Lauren and Maya share at 2 a.m. the morning after their big argument the day before?
(a) Twinkies.
(b) Swedish Fish.
(c) Oreos.
(d) Cap'n Crunch.

14. What activity does Grace's dad try to get Grace to do with him during Grace's period of depression?
(a) Yoga.
(b) Horseback riding.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Golf.

15. How old are Rafe's brother and sister?
(a) In their teens.
(b) In their twenties.
(c) Younger than ten.
(d) In their thirties.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whenever the vice principal sees Joaquin and Birdie kissing at school, he says what word in their direction?

2. In what condiment do Grace, Joaquin and Maya find they all like to dip their french fries?

3. After a lengthy report of the struggles Grace has been having, the narrator states "one thing" (181), however, that she does know. What is that one thing?

4. Who is the only member of the family who cries the day when one family members moves out permanently?

5. What name does Adam call Grace that causes Joaquin to fly into a rage?

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