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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Maya thinks that everything seems a certain way "at three a.m." (26). How does she think everything seems at that hour, in comparison to other hours of the day?
(a) More dire.
(b) More humorous.
(c) More cartoonish.
(d) More terrible.

2. Due to his extreme discomfort with the environment of Ana's office, after how many minutes does Joaquin flee his first meeting with Ana?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 2 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

3. What does Grace end up doing on homecoming night?
(a) She shops for baby clothes.
(b) Her mom throws her a wedding shower.
(c) She gives birth to Peach.
(d) She is crowned homecoming queen.

4. What items does Joaquin tell Ana that Birdie has, while he does not, making them wrong for one another?
(a) A past.
(b) A birth certificate.
(c) Baby pictures.
(d) A mom.

5. What is Joaquin's reason for believing he is part Mexican?
(a) He recently received the results of his DNA test.
(b) A foster brother once told him he looked Mexican and he knows his father's name is Gutierrez.
(c) Mark and Linda researched his genealogy and told him of their findings.
(d) He knows that his father and mother met in Mazatlan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Max's father tells Grace's parents that Max is dating what kind of girl now?

2. How old had Joaquin been when he was placed on a psychiatric hold in the mental hospital?

3. How many minutes away from Maya's house is Grace's house?

4. On the night Maya's parents tell her about Grace, she says that it has been how long since her parents have been home together and not "at each other's throats" (23)?

5. At what location do Joaquin's summoned people appear within his dream?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Grace whisper over and over to her unborn child and how does the detail depict the novel's themes of guilt and responsibility?

2. How does Joaquin respond to the teacher's aide's request of him at Christmastime?

3. What are the qualities of Ana's therapy approach that Joaquin appreciates?

4. What causes Grace to lie to Maya and Joaquin about her lengthy absence from school?

5. How does the father of Grace's daughter spend the night of the homecoming dance?

6. What is ironic about Grace's television-watching habits prior to becoming pregnant with Peach?

7. How does Grace spend homecoming night of her junior year, and how does the night differ from her previous expectations?

8. Discuss an instance when Joaquin experiences self-loathing.

9. How is the theme of responsibility depicted in Maya's relationship with her sister Lauren?

10. What does the tattoo across the shoulders of one of Joaquin's older foster brothers symbolize?

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