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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joaquin do with the "Tips for Phasing Out of Foster Care" (282) he receives from a staff member at his school?
(a) He gives it to Mark and Linda.
(b) He puts it back into the array of other pamphlets at school the next day.
(c) He throws it in a nearby trash can.
(d) He puts it through the shredder at Maya's house.

2. Of whom does Grace dream night after night subsequent to meeting Maya and Joaquin?
(a) Peach.
(b) Joaquin.
(c) Janie.
(d) Maya.

3. For how long is Maya's mother in the hospital due to her head wound?
(a) Overnight.
(b) A week.
(c) Two days.
(d) Three hours.

4. Who is the only member of the family who cries the day when one family members moves out permanently?
(a) Lauren and Maya's dad.
(b) Lauren and Maya's mom.
(c) Maya.
(d) Lauren.

5. What compliment does Rafe give to Grace when he is about to kiss her?
(a) He tells her that she is smart.
(b) He tells her that she is a good listener.
(c) He tells her that she is cute.
(d) He tells her that she is kind.

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

7. 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 working on a new restoration project.
(b) He thinks that Mark is having an affair.
(c) He thinks that Mark and Linda have decided not to let him stay.
(d) He thinks that Mark and Linda have bought him a car.

8. Before Joaquin and Adam part, Joaquin tells Adam that the two of them will have major problems if what event happens?
(a) If Adam does not immediately apologize to Grace.
(b) If Adam says another word to Grace.
(c) If he sees Adam again.
(d) If Adam does not tell Max about the day's events.

9. What name does Adam call Grace that causes Joaquin to fly into a rage?
(a) Poseur.
(b) Whore.
(c) Wanna-be.
(d) Slut.

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

11. When Joaquin does not want to tell Maya and Grace the real reason he broke up with Birdie, what reason does he give instead?
(a) Birdie wants to settle down already.
(b) Birdie has motivation and he has none.
(c) Birdie is not good enough for him.
(d) Birdie has baby pictures and he has none.

12. When Mark and Linda ask Joaquin for the second time about his possible adoption, what is his reply?
(a) He says he is still thinking.
(b) He says he is leaning toward the adoption.
(c) He says he has decided that he does want them to adopt him.
(d) He says he feels disloyal to his biological parents.

13. What is NOT among the list of things Maya has thought of saying to Claire the first time they speak after the break-up?
(a) Confessions.
(b) Mea culpas.
(c) Accusations.
(d) Apologies.

14. How does Grace react when Rafe guesses correctly that she is "worried that the adoptive parents [she] chose for Peach are going to split up"? (186)
(a) She punches him playfully.
(b) She stares at him in awe.
(c) She starts to cry.
(d) She runs out of the room.

15. 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) Weird.
(b) Normal.
(c) Comforting.
(d) Annoying.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Ana's illustration to Joaquin about Mark and Linda, to what object does she liken these two potential parents for Joaquin?

2. What item does Maya realize is the only object she has left of Claire, only after consuming it?

3. What is Birdie's real name?

4. Where does Maya's mother go directly from the hospital?

5. What snack do Lauren and Maya share at 2 a.m. the morning after their big argument the day before?

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