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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. Who is the first person Maya calls after hanging up with 911 on the night of her mother's accident?
(a) Grace.
(b) Claire.
(c) Joaquin.
(d) Rafe.

2. Whom does Grace tell her mom she is meeting at the mall when she is really going to visit Rafe at the cooking store?
(a) Janie.
(b) Joaquin.
(c) Peach.
(d) Maya.

3. What name does Adam call Grace that causes Joaquin to fly into a rage?
(a) Wanna-be.
(b) Slut.
(c) Whore.
(d) Poseur.

4. For what reason does Rafe say that it is a bad idea for Grace to keep Peach a secret from Joaquin and Maya?
(a) Because lying requires a really good memory.
(b) Because it will eat her up inside.
(c) Because then her siblings will never be able to get that close to her.
(d) Because secrets always get out.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After a lengthy report of the struggles Grace has been having, the narrator states "one thing" (181), however, that she does know. What is that one thing?

2. How does Grace's mother find out she has been hanging around with Rafe?

3. What compliment does Rafe give to Grace when he is about to kiss her?

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

5. What does Maya catch herself doing one afternoon, even though her mom is in rehab and is not at home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Rafe's family situation?

3. 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)?

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

5. 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?

6. For what transgression does Maya blame Claire for an extended period of time near the end of the couple's relationship and why?

7. What word does Maya's dad use in reference to Maya's birth mother that infuriates 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 turns out to be the mysterious event involving Joaquin and the Buchanans?

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

(see the answer keys)

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