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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Joaquin avoid telling about his possible adoption, for fear of letting that person's opinion sway him?
(a) His therapist Ana.
(b) His sister Maya.
(c) His sister Grace.
(d) His boss Peter.

2. 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 cloyingly sweet.
(d) Because it is much too bitter.

3. What order does Maya give Claire before storming off after their post-break-up fight at school?
(a) Not to text Joaquin.
(b) Not to text Maya's dad.
(c) Not to text Lauren.
(d) Not to text Maya's mom.

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

5. What event does Maya say she had forgotten about due to the horrors of finding her mother bleeding on the floor?
(a) Lauren's birthday.
(b) Her dad moving out.
(c) Winning twenty dollars on a scratch ticket.
(d) Breaking up with Claire.

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

7. 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) Grace tells them at the diner.
(c) Adam tells them at the mall.
(d) Joaquin finds a picture of Peach in the drawer while all three are goofing around.

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

9. 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 stares at him in awe.
(b) She runs out of the room.
(c) She starts to cry.
(d) She punches him playfully.

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

11. After a lengthy report of the struggles Grace has been having, the narrator states "one thing" (181), however, that she does know. What is that one thing?
(a) She wants to spend winter break in Hawaii.
(b) Staying home with her parents is driving her insane.
(c) Going to school with bullies is driving her insane.
(d) She wants to try to get back together with Max.

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

13. What does Joaquin regret telling Maya and Grace once he gets home from meeting up with them?
(a) He regrets telling them that he knows how to punch.
(b) He regrets telling them that he does not want to find their biological mother.
(c) He regrets telling them that he is glad they are in his life.
(d) He regrets telling them that he hates birthdays.

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

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

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 is Grace's response when her mother asks about the boy she has been seen hanging out with?

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

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

5. What does Joaquin do with the "Tips for Phasing Out of Foster Care" (282) he receives from a staff member at his school?

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