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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What item does Maya realize is the only object she has left of Claire, only after consuming it?
(a) A soda.
(b) A joint.
(c) A beer.
(d) An energy drink.

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

4. 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) Baking.
(b) Calligraphy.
(c) Diving.
(d) Boxing.

5. Who is the first person Maya calls after hanging up with 911 on the night of her mother's accident?
(a) Claire.
(b) Grace.
(c) Rafe.
(d) Joaquin.

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

7. Joaquin has always thought that if he does and says the exactly correct things, then no one will know that he is what?
(a) A foster kid.
(b) A monster.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Afraid.

8. In what way does Joaquin physically interact with Adam after Adam insults Grace?
(a) He chokes Adam.
(b) He gets Adam in a headlock.
(c) He pushes him against the wall and holds his forearm against Adam's chest.
(d) He punches Adam twice in the nose.

9. 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 has baby pictures and he has none.
(b) Birdie wants to settle down already.
(c) Birdie is not good enough for him.
(d) Birdie has motivation and he has none.

10. What activity does Grace's mom try to get Grace to do with her during Grace's period of depression?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Yoga.
(c) Painting.
(d) Parasailing.

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

12. Maya reflects on how her mother had looked while entering rehab, saying that she had looked like a what?
(a) A wild animal.
(b) A wily mongoose.
(c) An exhausted mule.
(d) A frightened child.

13. What does Rafe tell Grace about his family situation?
(a) His parents divorced when he was twelve.
(b) His parents divorced when he was five, but they had fought incessantly before that.
(c) His parents have been married for twenty years.
(d) His grandparents had raised him when his parents died.

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

15. What does Rafe say about his relationship with his sister?
(a) He says that she has always bullied him mercilessly.
(b) He says that he tells her everything.
(c) He says that they plan to attend college together.
(d) He says that they never speak.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Maya's family members is said at the beginning of a chapter to have "moved out on Sunday morning" (154)?

2. How does Grace's mother find out she has been hanging around with Rafe?

3. For what transgression does Maya punish Claire repeatedly, leading to the couple's break-up?

4. What announcement does Maya make at the dinner table with her dad and Lauren that makes Lauren choke on her food?

5. What is NOT a feature of the necklace Grace keeps hidden under her shirt to honor her biological daughter?

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