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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. Who does Sebastian stay with after he leaves Gabi's house because he is not allowed home?

2. What shocking news does Gabi's mother tell her on November 15?

3. What restaurant does Gabi want to go to and try the new super-hot wings?

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

5. Who comes to Gabi's house to try to help with her father on September 25?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Gabi see Eric doing at the mall that makes her break up with him?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although Gabi loves her family fiercely, she dreams of leaving her hometown to attend college, which she is poised to do at the novel's end after being admitted to Berkeley. Write an essay analyzing the ways in which Gabi chooses to break with her family's traditions and expectations of her.

Essay Topic 2

What is it about the phrase "boys will be boys" that annoys and enrages Gabi so much? Gabi writes a poem in list-format on her feelings about the phrase; what specific traumatic event in the novel does it directly connect to? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 3

One of Gabi's core character traits is her steadfastness and loyalty to her friends. Write an essay analyzing the instances in which Gabi's loyalty has both positive and negative outcomes and consequences.

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