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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. Peach's adoptive parents tell Grace that they will send her letters and photos of Peach for how long?
(a) Whenever Grace asks for them.
(b) The first year.
(c) For 18 years.
(d) The first 5 years.

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

3. For how long is Maya's mother in the hospital due to her head wound?
(a) A week.
(b) Two days.
(c) Overnight.
(d) Three hours.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Rafe say about his relationship with his sister?

3. Joaquin has always thought that if he does and says the exactly correct things, then no one will know that he is what?

4. What does Joaquin immediately think is happening when he returns home from his therapy session and sees a strange car in the driveway?

5. What name does Adam call Grace that causes Joaquin to fly into a rage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Joaquin provide when he tells Grace and Maya that he told Mark and Linda he did not want them to adopt him?

2. What turns out to be the mysterious event involving Joaquin and the Buchanans?

3. What word does Maya's dad use in reference to Maya's birth mother that infuriates Maya?

4. When Grace muses that she is now a girl who does not "have friends anymore" (183), she makes one exception. Whom does she say is her friend?

5. What lie does Joaquin tell Mark and Linda about his recent visits with Ana, his therapist?

6. What is the symbolism of the iced tea Joaquin loathes?

7. What do the Oreos symbolize in the scene between Lauren and Maya?

8. What are the contents of the text Maya receives from her dad, setting in motion the chain of events that lead to Maya and Claire's break-up?

9. What does Joaquin do when he is overcome by the feelings associated with his altercation with Adam?

10. How is the theme of secrecy depicted within Claire's accusations toward Maya during their fight that ends in a break-up?

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