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

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

3. Who asks Joaquin to come into his office for a quick minute as Joaquin is leaving school on a Friday?
(a) The vice principal.
(b) His English teacher.
(c) The guidance counselor.
(d) The principal.

4. What news does Joaquin deliver at the diner that causes Maya to choke on her cookie?
(a) He says that he and Birdie are broken up.
(b) He says that he has located his biological father.
(c) He says that he has thought about hurting himself.
(d) He says that Mark and Linda want to adopt him.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Grace texts Joaquin to tell him the location of their meeting has changed, where does she tell him to go instead of the coffee shop?

3. In what room does Lauren find her mother unconscious and bleeding from the head?

4. For what reason does Rafe say that it is a bad idea for Grace to keep Peach a secret from Joaquin and Maya?

5. What is Claire's family situation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Maya characterize her relationship with Lauren?

4. 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)?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is Rafe's family situation?

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