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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ian do when Gabi comes to house early?
(a) He asks her to cook him some of her famous sopes.
(b) He asks her if she wants to buy drugs.
(c) He asks her to loan him money.
(d) He kisses her and says he thinks she is attractive.

2. What surprises Gabi about what happens when she and Martin take Georgina to the clinic?
(a) Georgina has to come back with more money.
(b) Georgina has to stay overnight.
(c) Georgina has to come back in two days.
(d) Georgina has to come back with a parent.

3. What favorite food of Gabi's does her mother make for her on her birthday?
(a) Burritos.
(b) Enchiladas.
(c) Tacos.
(d) Sopes.

4. What is Martin's birthday gift to Gabi?
(a) Gel pens.
(b) Scotchmallows.
(c) An Edgar Allen Poe t-shirt.
(d) An autographed, personalized book by Sandra Cisneros.

5. What is one of the things that was in the package Gabi received in the mail after Christmas?
(a) A sweater.
(b) A book of Pablo Neruda poems.
(c) Lipstick.
(d) A ring.

6. Where does Gabi find her father's body?
(a) In the bathroom.
(b) Gabi does not find her father's body.
(c) In the street.
(d) In the garage.

7. What does Cindy name her baby?
(a) Samuel Nero.
(b) Sahar Jennifer.
(c) Sebastian Gabriel.
(d) James Dean.

8. Why does Martin get mad at Gabi in April?
(a) Ian tells Martin that Gabi tried to kiss him, which is a lie.
(b) Gabi keeps borrowing money from Martin and it bothers him.
(c) Martin thinks Gabi has been too depressed.
(d) Gabi does not want to have sex but Martin does want to and his is frustrated.

9. What does Georgina tell Gabi about the decision she has made on March 18?
(a) Georgina tells Gabi she has decided to have an abortion.
(b) Georgina tells Gabi she is going to leave the country.
(c) Georgina tells Gabi she needs to borrow money to go to college.
(d) Georgina tells Gabi she is going to change her name.

10. Who does Gabi slap at school on her first day back after her father's death?
(a) Sebastian.
(b) Georgina.
(c) Eric.
(d) Cindy.

11. What kind of a store is Mirdyss?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Record.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Lingerie.

12. What hurtful thing does Beto say to Gabi's mother when they are fighting that Gabi details in her March 1 entry?
(a) That Gabi's mother killed their father.
(b) That Gabi's mother is a slut.
(c) That he will now start taking drugs to be like their father.
(d) That he already hates the new baby.

13. What does Gabi's father wear in his coffin?
(a) A dark suit.
(b) A denim jacket.
(c) A white suit he always hated.
(d) His favorite bike outfit.

14. What is the subject of the poem Gabi writes right after she works with Martin on poetry?
(a) Her fear about her father's death.
(b) Her apprehension about sex.
(c) Her difficult relationship with her mother.
(d) Her affection for her friends.

15. Who is Gabi's infant brother named after?
(a) Her mother's long-lost brother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Both her grandfathers.
(d) Her father's best friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beto ask Gabi after he comes home on February 28?

2. What is one of the many questions Gabi would like to ask her mother but is afraid to?

3. Who gives a eulogy for Gabi's father?

4. What does Gabi receive in the mail the day after Christmas?

5. What food does Gabi give to Martin when he comes to her house?

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