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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT a reason Maya's mother insists that she cannot have a dog?
(a) Dogs drool.
(b) Dogs barf on the rug.
(c) Lauren is allergic to dogs.
(d) Dogs shed.

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

3. When the narrator states that Grace is not ashamed of Rafe, of whom is she said to be ashamed instead?
(a) Max.
(b) Herself.
(c) Maya.
(d) Janie.

4. 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.

5. 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) Apologies.
(b) Confessions.
(c) Accusations.
(d) Mea culpas.

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

7. On what day of the week do Joaquin, Grace, and Maya pledge to meet up each week?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Mondays.
(c) Saturdays.
(d) Sundays.

8. Which of Maya's family members is said at the beginning of a chapter to have "moved out on Sunday morning" (154)?
(a) Maya's dad.
(b) Maya's mom.
(c) Lauren.
(d) Joaquin.

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

10. The car in the driveway turns out to be associated with what cause?
(a) Mark is working on a new restoration project.
(b) Mark is having an affair.
(c) Mark and Linda have bought Joaquin a car.
(d) The social worker is there to take Joaquin away.

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

12. 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 does not tell Max about the day's events.
(c) If Adam says another word to Grace.
(d) If he sees Adam again.

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

14. During Ana's illustration to Joaquin about Mark and Linda, to what object does she liken these two potential parents for Joaquin?
(a) A set of wings.
(b) Training wheels.
(c) A soft bed.
(d) Jet fuel.

15. Why does Joaquin hate iced tea?
(a) Because he does not like to eat leaves or twigs.
(b) Because it reminds him of the foster mother who questioned whether he knew what iced tea was.
(c) Because it is much too bitter.
(d) Because it is cloyingly sweet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Grace tell her mom she is meeting at the mall when she is really going to visit Rafe at the cooking store?

2. How do Maya and Joaquin find out about Grace's pregnancy and about Peach?

3. What is NOT one of the activities Joaquin lists among the things he has learned from certain foster siblings and parents over the years?

4. 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)

5. What event does Maya say she had forgotten about due to the horrors of finding her mother bleeding on the floor?

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