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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 say to Georgina when Georgina tells Gabi her secret in March?

2. What do Cindy and Sebastian tell Gabi when she finally tells them she likes Martin?

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

4. What does Gabi's mother giver her for her birthday?

5. What does Martin ask Gabi to do in December?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Georgina tell Gabi in March that utterly shocks Gabi?

2. What happens between Martin and Gabi as Martin drops Gabi off at her house after their first trip to The Grind Effect in January?

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 Gabi think of the experience of seeing Cindy give birth?

5. What ends up happening between Georgina and Gabi after Georgina confides in Gabi about her big secret?

6. How does Gabi's Christmas with her family go?

7. What plans does Gabi have to cancel in order to work on poetry with Martin in December?

8. What does Ian do that surprises Gabi when she gets to his house early for their group work?

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

10. What does Georgina get in trouble for in February?

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

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 3

How does hearing Gabi's criticisms of her seem to affect Gabi's Tia Bertha at the end of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text.

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