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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 is the truthful answer to the question Grace's mother asks her about her relationship with Rafe?
(a) They are engaged.
(b) They are going steady.
(c) They are friends who flirt.
(d) They do not like one another at all.

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

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

4. What action does Maya demand of Lauren during their argument about Maya's identity as an adopted child?
(a) She tells Lauren to stop acting like their mother has died.
(b) She tells Lauren to hug their father more often.
(c) She tells Lauren that she has to come to the rehab facility to visit their mother.
(d) She tells Lauren not to try to make her feel bad for attempting to find her place in the world.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Who is the first person Maya calls after hanging up with 911 on the night of her mother's accident?

4. 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?

5. Who tells Claire about Maya's mom checking into rehab?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Rafe's family situation?

6. 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?

7. How does the author employ allusion within Grace's thoughts about Joaquin's lonely childhood existence?

8. How is the theme of secrecy depicted within Claire's accusations toward Maya during their fight that ends in a break-up?

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

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

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