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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 tied his left hand behind his back.
(b) They had attached a string to his left hand as a reminder to use his right hand.
(c) They had taped his left hand shut.
(d) They had glued the fingers of his left hand together.

2. What is NOT something about Birdie that Joaquin misses, now that they have broken up?
(a) Her laugh.
(b) Her sarcastic wit.
(c) Her furious anger whenever someone said something she disagreed with.
(d) The smell of her skin.

3. On the night Maya's parents tell her about Grace, she says that it has been how long since her parents have been home together and not "at each other's throats" (23)?
(a) Months.
(b) Weeks.
(c) Days.
(d) Years.

4. To what college had Grace been planning to apply before becoming pregnant?
(a) NYU.
(b) Stanford.
(c) Berkeley.
(d) Cornell.

5. When Maya asks Grace what it is like to be an only child, what is Grace's response?
(a) Awesome.
(b) Boring.
(c) She says she has never thought about it.
(d) Quiet.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mark and Linda sit Joaquin down to tell him they want to adopt him, what does he think they are about to do instead?

2. Next to whom does Grace sit in the class during which she says everything "crumbles into oblivion" (101) her first day back at school?

3. What is Joaquin's reason for believing he is part Mexican?

4. At what location do Joaquin's summoned people appear within his dream?

5. What subjects are featured in the majority of the posters hanging on Maya's bedroom walls?

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