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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 is NOT a feature of the necklace Grace keeps hidden under her shirt to honor her biological daughter?

2. Before Joaquin and Adam part, Joaquin tells Adam that the two of them will have major problems if what event happens?

3. For what transgression does Maya punish Claire repeatedly, leading to the couple's break-up?

4. Why does Joaquin hate iced tea?

5. What is the truthful answer to the question Grace's mother asks her about her relationship with Rafe?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Maya characterize her relationship with Lauren?

4. What reasons does Joaquin provide when he tells Grace and Maya that he told Mark and Linda he did not want them to adopt him?

5. For what transgression does Maya blame Claire for an extended period of time near the end of the couple's relationship and why?

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

7. How does Joaquin feel after his altercation with Adam and why?

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

9. After Claire and Maya's break-up, Lauren asks about the origin of Maya's sunburn. What is the significance of Maya's cryptic reply that she had flown "too close to the sun" (200)?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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