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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. In what room does Lauren find her mother unconscious and bleeding from the head?
(a) The library.
(b) Her mother's bathroom.
(c) The sunroom.
(d) The kitchen.

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

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

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

5. What does Maya catch herself doing one afternoon, even though her mom is in rehab and is not at home?
(a) Watching her mom's favorite television program.
(b) Going upstairs to collect the latest stash of her mom's wine bottles.
(c) Making chocolate chip cookies for her mom.
(d) Heading toward her mom's bedroom to get a goodnight kiss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the truthful answer to the question Grace's mother asks her about her relationship with Rafe?

2. Maya reflects on how her mother had looked while entering rehab, saying that she had looked like a what?

3. During Ana's illustration to Joaquin about Mark and Linda, to what object does she liken these two potential parents for Joaquin?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. In what ways do Grace's parents try to get her engaged in life again after Peach's birth and adoption?

5. 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)?

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

7. 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?

8. What is Rafe's family situation?

9. How does Joaquin feel after his altercation with Adam and why?

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

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