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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. At what location do Joaquin's summoned people appear within his dream?

2. What is NOT an aspect of Ana's office that Joaquin finds too alarming to be borne?

3. When Maya asks Grace what it is like to be an only child, what is Grace's response?

4. What is Grace's first class of the day when she returns to school for the first time after Peach's birth?

5. What does Joaquin feel that he always has to say when people start speaking to him in Spanish?

Short Essay Questions

1. What simile does the narrator use to depict the careful way in which Grace's father tells her that she has biological siblings?

2. What does Janie's purse symbolize upon Grace's return to high school?

3. What are the qualities of Ana's therapy approach that Joaquin appreciates?

4. How does Joaquin respond to the teacher's aide's request of him at Christmastime?

5. How is the theme of responsibility depicted in Maya's relationship with her sister Lauren?

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. What causes Grace to lie to Maya and Joaquin about her lengthy absence from school?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's messages about secrecy and deception within Robin Benway's novel Far From the Tree.

Essay Topic 2

What is the message of Robin Benway's novel Far From the Tree concerning the link between family bonds and emotional stability?

Essay Topic 3

How is the topic of biological ties treated within the novel and how does its treatment relate to the book's depicted messages?

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