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

2. What lie does Grace tell Joaquin and Maya about her long absence from school?

3. What do Max's parents say are the plans for his future that conflict with being a teenage father?

4. When Grace first begins thinking about the Homecoming Dance, for how long has she been dating Max?

5. When Mark and Linda sit Joaquin down to tell him they want to adopt him, what does he think they are about to do instead?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Analyze Robin Benway's novel Far From the Tree from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

Essay Topic 3

Write a critical essay about Robin Benway's novel Far From the Tree while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the book.

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