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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 73-153.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had one set of Joaquin's foster parents done to discourage him from being left-handed?
(a) They had glued the fingers of his left hand together.
(b) They had taped his left hand shut.
(c) They had tied his left hand behind his back.
(d) They had attached a string to his left hand as a reminder to use his right hand.

2. What lie does Grace tell Joaquin and Maya about her long absence from school?
(a) She tells them her family has been on vacation.
(b) She tells them that she has been attending a college prep academy.
(c) She tells them she had been sick with mono.
(d) She tells them that a stalker has been harassing her.

3. What item does the teacher's aide in his U.S. history class ask to buy from Joaquin's family?
(a) Raspberries.
(b) Enchiladas.
(c) Tamales.
(d) Oranges.

4. How many months after adopting Maya had Maya's mother discovered she was pregnant?
(a) 3.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 16.

5. The narrator states that after meeting Joaquin, Maya has a hard time doing what?
(a) Eating.
(b) Focusing.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Smiling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT something about Birdie that Joaquin misses, now that they have broken up?

2. What does Joaquin feel that he always has to say when people start speaking to him in Spanish?

3. How does Max feel about his father?

4. What item is said to have appeared on the bodies of Janie and Rachel in Grace's absence from school?

5. What does Grace end up doing on homecoming night?

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