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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 154-226.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Lauren asks Maya whether she thinks their parents are going to get a divorce, what is Maya's reply?
(a) She tells Lauren not to be stupid.
(b) She tells Lauren that she hopes they do.
(c) She tells Lauren she thinks their parents will be happier if they do.
(d) She tells Lauren to shut up and never to say that again.

2. According to Grace, in what period of her first day back at school does everything "crumble into oblivion" (101)?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Second.
(c) Sixth.
(d) Third.

3. Who is the first person Maya calls after hanging up with 911 on the night of her mother's accident?
(a) Rafe.
(b) Claire.
(c) Joaquin.
(d) Grace.

4. What does Rafe tell Grace about his family situation?
(a) His grandparents had raised him when his parents died.
(b) His parents divorced when he was twelve.
(c) His parents have been married for twenty years.
(d) His parents divorced when he was five, but they had fought incessantly before that.

5. What news does Joaquin deliver at the diner that causes Maya to choke on her cookie?
(a) He says that he and Birdie are broken up.
(b) He says that he has thought about hurting himself.
(c) He says that Mark and Linda want to adopt him.
(d) He says that he has located his biological father.

Short Answer Questions

1. After a lengthy report of the struggles Grace has been having, the narrator states "one thing" (181), however, that she does know. What is that one thing?

2. What activity does Grace's mom try to get Grace to do with her during Grace's period of depression?

3. When Joaquin does not want to tell Maya and Grace the real reason he broke up with Birdie, what reason does he give instead?

4. Who is the only member of the family who cries the day when one family members moves out permanently?

5. What item is NOT part of any outfit Grace considers wearing on her first day back to school after maternity leave?

(see the answer key)

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