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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 227-307.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action does Maya demand of Lauren during their argument about Maya's identity as an adopted child?
(a) She tells Lauren to stop acting like their mother has died.
(b) She tells Lauren to hug their father more often.
(c) She tells Lauren that she has to come to the rehab facility to visit their mother.
(d) She tells Lauren not to try to make her feel bad for attempting to find her place in the world.

2. Who is the only member of the family who cries the day when one family members moves out permanently?
(a) Lauren and Maya's dad.
(b) Lauren and Maya's mom.
(c) Maya.
(d) Lauren.

3. During the period when Grace watches television all day instead of studying, what people is she speaking of when she thinks that "those people's problems always seemed much worse, yet much more easily solvable, than her own" (181)?
(a) People on soap operas.
(b) People on courtroom judge shows.
(c) People on sitcoms.
(d) People on the news.

4. What item is NOT part of any outfit Grace considers wearing on her first day back to school after maternity leave?
(a) A mini-skirt.
(b) Boyfriend jeans.
(c) A maroon shirt.
(d) Pajama pants.

5. How does Grace react when Rafe guesses correctly that she is "worried that the adoptive parents [she] chose for Peach are going to split up"? (186)
(a) She stares at him in awe.
(b) She runs out of the room.
(c) She punches him playfully.
(d) She starts to cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Maya reflects on how her mother had looked while entering rehab, saying that she had looked like a what?

2. What item does the teacher's aide in his U.S. history class ask to buy from Joaquin's family?

3. Of whom does Grace dream night after night subsequent to meeting Maya and Joaquin?

4. What lie does Grace tell Joaquin and Maya about her long absence from school?

5. How old had Joaquin been when he was placed on a psychiatric hold in the mental hospital?

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