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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 does Gabi's mother often criticize her about?
2. What does Beto do in revenge for what Eric did to Gabi?
3. Why does Gabi get angry at Eric at the mall on November 20?
4. What happens on Gabi's date with Joshua?
5. What does Sebastian ask Gabi to do with him on November 29 that Gabi is not sure about?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who does Gabi find out is spreading the word at school that Cindy is pregnant?
2. What does Gabi's mother say to her every time she goes out with a guy?
3. Where does Gabi most want to go to college as she sends her applications out?
4. What does Cindy tell Gabi just before their senior year of high school starts?
5. What does Beto get arrested for?
6. What is the main reason that Tia Bertha moves in with the Hernandez family as Gabi starts the school year?
7. Why is Gabi unhappy with her own skin color?
8. How is Gabi worried that her mother's pregnancy will affect her own future?
9. Who is Gabi named after?
10. Who does Gabi first have a crush on when her senior year starts and why does it never work out between them?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Consider the title of this book - Gabi, A Girl in Pieces - and write an essay analyzing what you think Quintero meant to convey in choosing it. Cite some of Gabi's specific character traits and actions, as well as examples from the text, in your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing how going to shows and performing at The Grind Effect, the coffee shop where Gabi first encounters spoken word poetry performance, influences Gabi's self-esteem and sense of her place in a community of writers and artists.
Essay Topic 3
Considering all the adversity that Gabi has had to deal with in her young life - especially her father's years of drug addiction and eventual death - do you think she will be able to go on to succeed in college and achieve her dream of becoming a writer? Write an essay explaining why or why not, citing specific references to the text.
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