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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 gives a eulogy for Gabi's father?
2. What solution to Gabi's stress and depression does Martin propose?
3. Who does Gabi call to meet them at the hospital after her mother goes into labor?
4. What topic does Gabi decide to make her zine on?
5. What wakes Gabi up in the midst of Beto and her mother arguing, which she describes in her March 1 entry?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Gabi upset about going to the poetry performance in January with Martin?
2. What tragic event happens to Gabi in February?
3. Who comes to the hospital and stays in the room with Gabi's mother while Gabi's mother has the baby?
4. What does Georgina tell Gabi in March that utterly shocks Gabi?
5. What subject does Gabi struggle with at school and what does she do to try to fix the problem?
6. What happens to Gabi's dad right after Christmas?
7. How does Gabi know that Beto is having a hard time with their father's death?
8. How does Gabi's Christmas with her family go?
9. What effect does Gabi's brother's behavioral problems have on Gabi's mother?
10. How does Gabi seem to feel about her father judging from the letter she writes to him in April, after he dies?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Write an essay analyzing how Gabi's relationship with her mother changes over the course of the novel, paying special attention to both the tensions and areas of common ground the two characters experience.
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