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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. What nervous habit has Joaquin never been able to break?
(a) Bouncing his leg.
(b) Rubbing the back of his neck.
(c) Twisting his hair.
(d) Pulling his earlobe.

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

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

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

5. What snack do Lauren and Maya share at 2 a.m. the morning after their big argument the day before?
(a) Cap'n Crunch.
(b) Swedish Fish.
(c) Twinkies.
(d) Oreos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity does Grace's dad try to get Grace to do with him during Grace's period of depression?

2. During the period when Grace watches television all day instead of studying, what people is she speaking of when she thinks that "those people's problems always seemed much worse, yet much more easily solvable, than her own" (181)?

3. What word does Maya settle upon when she decides how it feels for her dad to be back in the family home full-time while her mother is in rehab?

4. How do Maya and Joaquin find out about Grace's pregnancy and about Peach?

5. Which of Maya's family members is said at the beginning of a chapter to have "moved out on Sunday morning" (154)?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. How is the theme of isolation depicted within Joaquin's reaction to his sisters' queries after his altercation with Adam?

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

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

7. What does the narrator mean when stating that Grace feels "trapped in the amber of her pregnancy" (182)?

8. What is Rafe's family situation?

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

10. What does Joaquin view as ironic about everyone making college plans around him at school?

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