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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do Maya and Joaquin find out about Grace's pregnancy and about Peach?
(a) Maya reads a text aloud from Grace's phone while all three are goofing around.
(b) Joaquin finds a picture of Peach in the drawer while all three are goofing around.
(c) Grace tells them at the diner.
(d) Adam tells them at the mall.

3. 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) The school cafeteria.
(b) Maya's house.
(c) Grace's house.
(d) Joaquin's house.

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

5. Who asks Joaquin to come into his office for a quick minute as Joaquin is leaving school on a Friday?
(a) His English teacher.
(b) The vice principal.
(c) The principal.
(d) The guidance counselor.

6. What is Birdie's real name?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Mary.
(c) Victoria.
(d) Wilhelmina.

7. Who tells Claire about Maya's mom checking into rehab?
(a) Maya.
(b) Rafe.
(c) Lauren.
(d) Joaquin.

8. What favor does Grace ask of Rafe during one of their diner meetings?
(a) She asks Rafe to reach out to Maya.
(b) She asks Rafe to reach out to Joaquin.
(c) She asks Rafe to reach out to Peach.
(d) She asks Rafe to reach out to her biological mom.

9. What is the reason that Maya's dad cannot make their dinner date when he texts to let her know?
(a) He has extended his vacation.
(b) He is stuck in traffic.
(c) He is meeting his girlfriend instead.
(d) He is stuck on a business trip.

10. What is the last name of the foster family housing Joaquin at the time of his violent incident?
(a) The Buchanans.
(b) The Bellicoses.
(c) The Buckminsters.
(d) The Bacalls.

11. During the period when Grace watches television all day instead of studying, what people is she speaking of when she thinks that "those people's problems always seemed much worse, yet much more easily solvable, than her own" (181)?
(a) People on the news.
(b) People on soap operas.
(c) People on sitcoms.
(d) People on courtroom judge shows.

12. What is NOT one of the activities Joaquin lists among the things he has learned from certain foster siblings and parents over the years?
(a) Calligraphy.
(b) Boxing.
(c) Baking.
(d) Diving.

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

14. 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 throws it in a nearby trash can.
(b) He puts it through the shredder at Maya's house.
(c) He puts it back into the array of other pamphlets at school the next day.
(d) He gives it to Mark and Linda.

15. What is Grace's response when her mother asks about the boy she has been seen hanging out with?
(a) She says that Rafe is interested in her but his interest is not returned.
(b) She says that she is interested in Rafe but her interest is not returned.
(c) She says that she is in love with Rafe.
(d) She says that she and Rafe are just friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week do Joaquin, Grace, and Maya pledge to meet up each week?

2. What word does Maya's father use in reference to her possible genealogical search that causes Maya to become furious?

3. What activity does Grace's dad try to get Grace to do with him during Grace's period of depression?

4. Once Adam leaves the scene of his altercation with Joaquin, what does Joaquin do?

5. To which of her family members does Maya stop speaking for a week when she becomes angry?

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