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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 Ms. Abernard tell Gabi about her own past?
2. What does Gabi write about on March 16 that Georgina tells her that shocks her?
3. What is the name of the restaurant that Gabi loves in Tijuana?
4. Why does Martin get mad at Gabi in April?
5. What school does Gabi find out she was accepted to on March 29?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Georgina get in trouble for in February?
2. What does Gabi get in the mail the day after Christmas that she is excited about?
3. Who comes to the hospital and stays in the room with Gabi's mother while Gabi's mother has the baby?
4. What subject does Gabi struggle with at school and what does she do to try to fix the problem?
5. What tragic event happens to Gabi in February?
6. What topic does Gabi focus on in her poem about her father that she writes in December?
7. Why is Gabi upset about going to the poetry performance in January with Martin?
8. How does Gabi feel about her poetry study-date with Martin in December?
9. In March, what does Martin suggest might help Gabi with her depression?
10. What ends up happening between Georgina and Gabi after Georgina confides in Gabi about her big secret?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay comparing and contrasting how Gabi and Beto each approach and process their father's death.
Essay Topic 2
What does Gabi's relationship with Eric, her first real boyfriend, reveal to her about the realities of being in a committed relationship with a boy? Write an essay exploring your answer, paying particular attention to the gap between Gabi's expectations of what having a boyfriend would be like compared to the reality of having Eric as her boyfriend.
Essay Topic 3
One of the phrases Gabi's mother repeatedly says to her as advice on how to handle relationships with boys and men is "eyes open, legs closed" (7). Write an essay analyzing how Gabi feels about this advice, especially in light of the fact that her mother experiences an unplanned pregnancy herself during the course of the novel.
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