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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why will Gabi not tell Eric the truth about her father?
(a) She does not know if she can trust him.
(b) His family would hate Gabi if they knew about her father.
(c) He has made fun of drug addicts in the past.
(d) He said he did not want her to talk about her family.

2. How does Gabi's mother view Cindy since hearing the news that Cindy is pregnant?
(a) She is happy Cindy and Gabi are so close.
(b) She thinks Cindy is a bad influence on Gabi.
(c) She thinks Gabi can help Cindy.
(d) She thinks Cindy should become a nun.

3. What kind of work did Gabi's mother do when she was five years old?
(a) Sewing clothes.
(b) Scaling fish.
(c) Shelling peanuts.
(d) Picking produce.

4. What does Gabi suggest is the best next step for Cindy on July 28?
(a) Cindy needs to see a therapist.
(b) Cindy needs to embrace who she really is.
(c) Cindy needs to try to help her parents reconcile.
(d) Getting a pregnancy test so they can find out for sure if Cindy is pregnant.

5. Who tells everyone at school that Cindy is pregnant?
(a) Beto.
(b) Sebastian.
(c) Gabi.
(d) Georgina.

6. Why is Beto so upset on November 28?
(a) His father told him he would do a project with him and then left him abruptly.
(b) He is having trouble trying to kick his drug habit.
(c) His girlfriend broke up with him.
(d) He got arrested again.

7. Which of the following foods does Gabi hide in her room from her mother?
(a) Cheez-its.
(b) Junior Mints.
(c) Twizzlers.
(d) Skittles.

8. What poet does Gabi realize she loves even though their backgrounds are very different?
(a) Billy Collins.
(b) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) Seamus Heaney.

9. What is Gabi's dream college?
(a) Harvard.
(b) University of Arizona.
(c) Yale.
(d) Berkeley.

10. What does Gabi decide to do to help her deal with her feelings about her father?
(a) Write letters to him that she will never send.
(b) Go out and get drunk to try to forget about her problems with him.
(c) Tell Eric about him.
(d) Talk to her friends about him.

11. What happens on Gabi's date with Joshua?
(a) They go to the movies.
(b) They never end up going out because Joshua cancels on Gabi.
(c) Joshua kisses Gabi.
(d) Joshua makes Gabi pay for everything.

12. What is Sebastian worried about telling his parents about in August?
(a) That he knows he is adopted.
(b) That he is gay.
(c) That he is getting married.
(d) That he is dropping out of school.

13. What does Gabi overindulge in sometimes as a way of coping with stress?
(a) Exercise.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Food.
(d) Alcohol.

14. Who is Gabi's neighbor who is teaching her how to make pies?
(a) Rosemary.
(b) Sylvia.
(c) Bertha.
(d) Agi.

15. On October 30, what does Gabi say that Martin's poem he read in class was about?
(a) Loving Gabi.
(b) Mexican food.
(c) La Llorona, and the women in Martin's family.
(d) Drug addiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gabi not want to tell Eric she loves him?

2. Who does Sebastian stay with after he leaves Gabi's house because he is not allowed home?

3. Who is Gabi's best friend?

4. What happens to Beto on November 10 that upsets the whole family?

5. What happened to Gabi's father after her grandmother died?

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