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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 Grace's response when her mother asks about the boy she has been seen hanging out with?
(a) She says that Rafe is interested in her but his interest is not returned.
(b) She says that she is in love with Rafe.
(c) She says that she is interested in Rafe but her interest is not returned.
(d) She says that she and Rafe are just friends.

2. Why does Joaquin hate iced tea?
(a) Because it is much too bitter.
(b) Because he does not like to eat leaves or twigs.
(c) Because it reminds him of the foster mother who questioned whether he knew what iced tea was.
(d) Because it is cloyingly sweet.

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

4. 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)?
(a) People on sitcoms.
(b) People on soap operas.
(c) People on the news.
(d) People on courtroom judge shows.

5. What does Joaquin do with the "Tips for Phasing Out of Foster Care" (282) he receives from a staff member at his school?
(a) He puts it back into the array of other pamphlets at school the next day.
(b) He throws it in a nearby trash can.
(c) He puts it through the shredder at Maya's house.
(d) He gives it to Mark and Linda.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mark and Linda ask Joaquin for the second time about his possible adoption, what is his reply?

2. What order does Maya give Claire before storming off after their post-break-up fight at school?

3. What does Rafe tell Grace about his family situation?

4. What is NOT a feature of the necklace Grace keeps hidden under her shirt to honor her biological daughter?

5. What is Claire's family situation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Maya characterize her relationship with Lauren?

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

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

8. 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)?

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

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

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