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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the worst parts of Gabi's father's attempts to quit drugs?

2. What poet does Gabi realize she loves even though their backgrounds are very different?

3. What is Sebastian worried about telling his parents about in August?

4. How does Gabi's mother view Cindy since hearing the news that Cindy is pregnant?

5. Why does Gabi get angry at Eric at the mall on November 20?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Gabi worried that her mother's pregnancy will affect her own future?

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

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

6. Why does Gabi decide not to tell Eric, her new boyfriend, about what is going on with her father's struggle with addiction?

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

8. What does Gabi and her family find out about her father in September that really upsets them?

9. Who does Gabi first have a crush on when her senior year starts and why does it never work out between them?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gabi's trip to Tijuana with her godmother, Sylvia, to buy her prom dress is a disaster from start to finish. Write an essay analyzing what the trip reveals about Gabi's feelings about immigration, border issues, and the stress of buying and wearing dresses.

Essay Topic 2

Poetry and literature are powerful influences on Gabi over the course of the novel. Specifically, she begins to realize that although some writers she likes have radically different racial and cultural backgrounds from her, she connects strongly with their ideas, themes and styles. Choose at least two writers Gabi mentions and write an essay exploring the writers' influences on Gabi's view of the world.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay comparing and contrasting how Gabi and Beto each approach and process their father's death.

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