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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. How long does it take before Maya receives a response to her email reaching out to Joaquin?

3. What is the subject header of the very first email Maya ever receives from Grace and is followed by a question mark within the subject line?

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

5. What does Grace's ex-boyfriend Max end up doing on homecoming night?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the tattoo across the shoulders of one of Joaquin's older foster brothers symbolize?

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

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

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

6. What has always been the strategy Grace's parents have used in regards to her status as an adopted child?

7. 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?

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

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

10. What two aspects of Maya's own identity does she think about during her long sleepless night after meeting Joaquin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's use of humor alongside humanist messages within Robin Benway's novel Far From the Tree.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the author's focus on the theme of transformation. What message is the author sending about change and about one other theme of your choice?

Essay Topic 3

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

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