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

2. How do Maya and Joaquin find out about Grace's pregnancy and about Peach?
(a) Grace tells them at the diner.
(b) Adam tells them at the mall.
(c) Joaquin finds a picture of Peach in the drawer while all three are goofing around.
(d) Maya reads a text aloud from Grace's phone while all three are goofing around.

3. What is the last name of the foster family housing Joaquin at the time of his violent incident?
(a) The Buckminsters.
(b) The Bacalls.
(c) The Bellicoses.
(d) The Buchanans.

4. Maya reflects on how her mother had looked while entering rehab, saying that she had looked like a what?
(a) An exhausted mule.
(b) A wild animal.
(c) A frightened child.
(d) A wily mongoose.

5. In what way does Joaquin physically interact with Adam after Adam insults Grace?
(a) He chokes Adam.
(b) He gets Adam in a headlock.
(c) He pushes him against the wall and holds his forearm against Adam's chest.
(d) He punches Adam twice in the nose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What announcement does Maya make at the dinner table with her dad and Lauren that makes Lauren choke on her food?

2. How does Grace react when Adam comes into the Starbucks at the mall?

3. What favor does Grace ask of Rafe during one of their diner meetings?

4. What is Birdie's real name?

5. What is NOT a reason Maya's mother insists that she cannot have a dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lauren view Maya's treatment of Claire in relation to her own relationship with Maya?

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

3. What are the living arrangements in Maya's family after her parent's separation?

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 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?

6. After Claire and Maya's break-up, Lauren asks about the origin of Maya's sunburn. What is the significance of Maya's cryptic reply that she had flown "too close to the sun" (200)?

7. During Mark and Linda's second inquiry into Joaquin's feelings about their possible adoption of him, what is the question he finally poses to them?

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

9. What is Rafe's family situation?

10. What are the characteristics of Lauren's communication with Claire that Maya considers unforgivable?

(see the answer keys)

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