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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gabi feel like she cannot talk to her friends on the landline in her house?
(a) Her mother listens in on the line sometimes.
(b) The calls keep dropping.
(c) The phone sometimes gets cut off because they can not pay the bill.
(d) The line is too crackly.

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

3. What is Gabi's poem about that she reads on October 30?
(a) Martin.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Cindy.

4. What does Cindy tell Gabi on July 28 that shocks Gabi?
(a) That Cindy is gay.
(b) That Cindy is moving.
(c) That Cindy might be pregnant.
(d) That Cindy's parents are divorcing.

5. What does Gabi and her family learn about her father on September 23?
(a) They learn that her father owes a lot of money.
(b) They learn that he has left the country.
(c) They learn that he has started therapy.
(d) They learn that he needs surgery.

6. What Mexican food does Gabi's family eat at Thanksgiving?
(a) Tamales.
(b) Guacamole.
(c) Tacos.
(d) Sopes.

7. Who does Gabi see Eric kissing at the mall?
(a) Linsday.
(b) Georgina.
(c) Cindy.
(d) Sandra.

8. What does Tia Bertha think of Sebastian when she first meets him?
(a) She thinks he needs to speak more clearly.
(b) She thinks he needs to lose weight.
(c) She thinks he is very handsome.
(d) She thinks he looks ill.

9. Who does Sebastian stay with after he leaves Gabi's house because he is not allowed home?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His Tia Agi.
(d) His Uncle Luis.

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

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

12. What is one of the things Gabi does after Eric breaks her heart?
(a) Write a poem about how she feels.
(b) Takes a long bath.
(c) Drinks her first beer.
(d) Smokes pot.

13. Who is Gabi's poetry teacher?
(a) Ms. Abernard.
(b) Ms. Pierre.
(c) Ms. Smith.
(d) Ms. Cisneros.

14. Who does Gabi start out the school year having a crush on?
(a) German.
(b) Martin Espada.
(c) Josuha Moore.
(d) Sebastian.

15. What does Sebastian's mother do when he tells her he is gay?
(a) She joins a convent.
(b) She goes to the church to pray.
(c) She locks herself in her room for days.
(d) She takes a butter knife and attempts to slit her wrists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gabi not have a mobile phone of her own?

2. Who is the first boy Gabi kisses?

3. What is Gabi's dream college?

4. Who is Gabi named after?

5. Why is Beto so upset on November 28?

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