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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 then her siblings will never be able to get that close to her.
(b) Because secrets always get out.
(c) Because lying requires a really good memory.
(d) Because it will eat her up inside.

2. What does Maya catch herself doing one afternoon, even though her mom is in rehab and is not at home?
(a) Heading toward her mom's bedroom to get a goodnight kiss.
(b) Making chocolate chip cookies for her mom.
(c) Watching her mom's favorite television program.
(d) Going upstairs to collect the latest stash of her mom's wine bottles.

3. For what transgression does Maya punish Claire repeatedly, leading to the couple's break-up?
(a) For not kissing Maya goodbye on the first day of school.
(b) For not answering Maya's texts on the night Maya's brother moved out.
(c) For not answering Maya's texts on the night Maya's dad moved out.
(d) For not answering Maya's texts on the night Maya's mother checked into rehab.

4. Once Adam leaves the scene of his altercation with Joaquin, what does Joaquin do?
(a) He punches a tree.
(b) He high-fives Grace and Maya.
(c) He sits down on the sidewalk and starts to cry.
(d) He takes off running down the street.

5. In what condiment do Grace, Joaquin and Maya find they all like to dip their french fries?
(a) Mustard.
(b) Ketchup.
(c) Mayonnaise.
(d) Tartar sauce.

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

7. How does Grace's mother find out she has been hanging around with Rafe?
(a) Rafe introduces himself when Grace is not at home.
(b) A neighbor calls and reports seeing Grace with a boy.
(c) She finds messages from Rafe on Grace's phone.
(d) Grace tells them.

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

9. 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 sitcoms.
(b) People on the news.
(c) People on courtroom judge shows.
(d) People on soap operas.

10. What is the truthful answer to the question Grace's mother asks her about her relationship with Rafe?
(a) They do not like one another at all.
(b) They are going steady.
(c) They are friends who flirt.
(d) They are engaged.

11. In what city does Maya's mom enter a rehab facility for her alcoholism?
(a) Palm Springs.
(b) Palm Beach.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York City.

12. 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 to hug their father more often.
(c) She tells Lauren to stop acting like their mother has died.
(d) She tells Lauren that she has to come to the rehab facility to visit their mother.

13. 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.

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

15. What is NOT a feature of the necklace Grace keeps hidden under her shirt to honor her biological daughter?
(a) It has a heart on it.
(b) It has a long gold chain.
(c) It has a tiny peach on it.
(d) It has a tiny letter M on it.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What nervous habit has Joaquin never been able to break?

3. Maya reflects on how her mother had looked while entering rehab, saying that she had looked like a what?

4. Before Joaquin and Adam part, Joaquin tells Adam that the two of them will have major problems if what event happens?

5. What does Joaquin regret telling Maya and Grace once he gets home from meeting up with them?

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