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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. How does Joaquin truly feel deep down about calling Mark and Linda Mom and Dad?

2. For how long has Joaquin been seeing Ana in therapy at the time he breaks up with Birdie?

3. Max's father tells Grace's parents that Max is dating what kind of girl now?

4. How many months after adopting Maya had Maya's mother discovered she was pregnant?

5. When Lauren asks Maya whether she thinks their parents are going to get a divorce, what is Maya's reply?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is ironic about Grace's television-watching habits prior to becoming pregnant with Peach?

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

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

5. What does Grace whisper over and over to her unborn child and how does the detail depict the novel's themes of guilt and responsibility?

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

7. What quality of Maya and Grace's appearance had Joaquin known to expect even before meeting them for the first time?

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the theme of family bonds within the novel. What is the author's message regarding family bonds and how do you know?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Robin Benway's novel Far From the Tree and one of the novel's main messages. How does the author make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help the author get across one main message of the novel?

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