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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the spoken word poet Ms. Abernard invites to Gabi's poetry class?
(a) Alisha.
(b) Poppy.
(c) Sandra.
(d) Jennifer.

2. What happened to Gabi's father after her grandmother died?
(a) He tried to kill himself.
(b) He got much worse with his addiction.
(c) He acted much more responsibly.
(d) He had an affair.

3. How does Gabi feel about her SAT results?
(a) She will definitely take them over again.
(b) She did well on the math section, but not the verbal section.
(c) She did well, so she is pleased.
(d) She did not take the SATs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sebastian's mother do when he tells her he is gay?

3. Who asks Gabi out right after she breaks up with Eric?

4. How does Cindy react when Gabi asks her what it felt like to have sex?

5. What is Gabi's poem about that she reads on October 30?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cindy tell Gabi just before their senior year of high school starts?

2. Why does Gabi think her own mother should have more sympathy for Cindy after Cindy finds out she is pregnant?

3. Why does Sebastian end up staying with Gabi and her family for a while?

4. Why is Gabi unhappy with her own skin color?

5. Why does Gabi start writing letters to her father that she never gives to him?

6. What does Beto get arrested for?

7. Why is Beto so upset with his father right after Thanksgiving and what does he tell Gabi about his feelings?

8. What is the main reason that Tia Bertha moves in with the Hernandez family as Gabi starts the school year?

9. What does Gabi's mother say to her every time she goes out with a guy?

10. What does Gabi hide in various places around her room that she refers to as her stash?

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