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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 goes with Gabi to Tijuana?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Beto.
(c) Cindy.
(d) Her godmother Sylvia.

2. What does Martin bring for Gabi's baby brother as a gift?
(a) A Sandra Cisneros book.
(b) A teddy bear.
(c) A Winne-the-Pooh book.
(d) A book titled Oh The Places You'll Go.

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

4. 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 he already hates the new baby.
(c) That Gabi's mother is a slut.
(d) That he will now start taking drugs to be like their father.

5. What wakes Gabi up in the midst of Beto and her mother arguing, which she describes in her March 1 entry?
(a) Police sirens.
(b) Tia Bertha praying.
(c) Her mother throwing a vase against the living room wall.
(d) A baby crying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Gabi not see Cindy as much at school as Cindy's due date draws nearer?

2. What do Cindy and Sebastian tell Gabi when she finally tells them she likes Martin?

3. What school does Gabi find out she was accepted to on March 29?

4. On April 7, who does Gabi write a letter to that she will never send?

5. Who moves in with Gabi's family to help with her new infant brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gabi get in the mail the day after Christmas that she is excited about?

2. Who comes to the hospital and stays in the room with Gabi's mother while Gabi's mother has the baby?

3. What does Ian do that surprises Gabi when she gets to his house early for their group work?

4. In March, what does Martin suggest might help Gabi with her depression?

5. What does Gabi think of the experience of seeing Cindy give birth?

6. What happens between Martin and Gabi as Martin drops Gabi off at her house after their first trip to The Grind Effect in January?

7. How does Gabi feel about her poetry study-date with Martin in December?

8. What subject does Gabi struggle with at school and what does she do to try to fix the problem?

9. What does Georgina tell Gabi in March that utterly shocks Gabi?

10. What does Georgina get in trouble for in February?

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