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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Due to his extreme discomfort with the environment of Ana's office, after how many minutes does Joaquin flee his first meeting with Ana?

2. How many different times has Joaquin been asked to leave a foster home for one reason or another?

3. When Ana asks Joaquin if he will tell Maya and Grace about his psychiatric episode, what is his reply?

4. How do Maya's parents feel about the fact that she is gay?

5. In what location does Maya find an empty wine bottle her mother has hidden in the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Grace spend homecoming night of her junior year, and how does the night differ from her previous expectations?

2. What favor does the teacher's aide for Joaquin's class ask Joaquin to do around Christmastime?

3. What are a few characteristics of the adoptive parents Grace chooses for Peach and what is one detail about them that particularly pleases her?

4. Discuss an instance when Joaquin experiences self-loathing.

5. What is the origin of Peach's nickname?

6. What reasons are given for Maya's love of the Disney film version of Alice in Wonderland and how does her perspective on her favorite scene change over time?

7. How does the author demonstrate the difference between Grace's high school days before Peach and her experiences at school after Peach's birth?

8. What aspect of Maya's character causes her to qualify as a member of a marginalized community?

9. How does the father of Grace's daughter spend the night of the homecoming dance?

10. Discuss an instance when Grace displays self-loathing.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within Robin Benway's novel Far From the Tree and what is the author's message regarding these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Trace the characterization arc of Grace’s character throughout the novel. Discuss whether she is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.

Essay Topic 3

William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Robin Benway's novel Far From the Tree. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the book.

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