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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. How did Gabi feel after she did the thing that Martin proposed with him to help with her stress and depression?

2. Who does Martin invite to The Grind Effect that surprises Gabi?

3. What is one thing that Gabi is really surprised about that happens during Cindy's labor?

4. Who does Gabi tell Georgina has to go with them when they go for Georgina's procedure?

5. What does Gabi do when she misses her father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Gabi's mother react when Gabi gets accepted into Berkeley?

3. How does Gabi seem to feel about her father judging from the letter she writes to him in April, after he dies?

4. What tragic event happens to Gabi in February?

5. Why is Gabi upset about going to the poetry performance in January with Martin?

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

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

8. What does Martin get Gabi for her birthday that she loves?

9. What happens to Gabi's dad right after Christmas?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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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