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

2. Who works at the pharmacy that Gabi really dislikes?
(a) Martin.
(b) Alex.
(c) Georgina.
(d) Beto.

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

4. What restaurant does Gabi want to go to and try the new super-hot wings?
(a) Cactus Cantina.
(b) Guapos.
(c) Pepe's House of Wings.
(d) The Windsor.

5. Who comes to Gabi's house to try to help with her father on September 25?
(a) Eric.
(b) Tia Bertha, Gabi's father's sister.
(c) Cindy.
(d) Sebastian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Gabi's neighbor who is teaching her how to make pies?

2. Who does Gabi see Eric kissing at the mall?

3. Why will Gabi not tell Eric the truth about her father?

4. What school year is Gabi about to start at the beginning of the novel?

5. Who does Gabi's mother often compare her unfavorably to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Beto get arrested for?

5. What upsets Gabi about the way Eric treats Sebastian at the mall?

6. Who is Gabi named after?

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

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

9. Why does Gabi dislike wearing dresses?

10. Where does Gabi most want to go to college as she sends her applications out?

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