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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 announcement does Maya make at the dinner table with her dad and Lauren that makes Lauren choke on her food?

2. What compliment does Rafe give to Grace when he is about to kiss her?

3. What favor does Grace ask of Rafe during one of their diner meetings?

4. When the narrator states that Grace is not ashamed of Rafe, of whom is she said to be ashamed instead?

5. During Ana's illustration to Joaquin about Mark and Linda, to what object does she liken these two potential parents for Joaquin?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lauren view Maya's treatment of Claire in relation to her own relationship with Maya?

2. What do the Oreos symbolize in the scene between Lauren and Maya?

3. How is the theme of isolation depicted within Joaquin's reaction to his sisters' queries after his altercation with Adam?

4. What turns out to be the mysterious event involving Joaquin and the Buchanans?

5. What are the contents of the text Maya receives from her dad, setting in motion the chain of events that lead to Maya and Claire's break-up?

6. What does Joaquin do when he is overcome by the feelings associated with his altercation with Adam?

7. What is the symbolism of the iced tea Joaquin loathes?

8. What word does Maya's dad use in reference to Maya's birth mother that infuriates Maya?

9. What lie does Joaquin tell Mark and Linda about his recent visits with Ana, his therapist?

10. When Grace muses that she is now a girl who does not "have friends anymore" (183), she makes one exception. Whom does she say is her friend?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the function of Rafe's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by the author in depicting Rafe and include in your discussion the reasons that the author portrays this character in these particular ways.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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