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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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 to shut up and never to say that again.
(c) She tells Lauren that she hopes they do.
(d) She tells Lauren she thinks their parents will be happier if they do.

2. 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) Days.
(c) Years.
(d) Weeks.

3. Max's father tells Grace's parents that Max is dating what kind of girl now?
(a) A nice girl.
(b) A girl with ambition.
(c) A good girl.
(d) A beautiful girl.

4. What is NOT among the list of names Grace had been called by other students during her time attending high school while pregnant?
(a) Baby Mama.
(b) Shamu.
(c) Fatty.
(d) Slut.

5. What is NOT on the list of things Maya means to do in the two years or so?
(a) Go to New York.
(b) Live with Claire.
(c) Finding her biological mother.
(d) Graduate from high school.

6. What sound does Adam play in class to torture Grace?
(a) The sound of a baby's cry.
(b) The sound of a rattle.
(c) The sound of a woman speaking to her baby.
(d) The sound of a lullaby.

7. How much more money on average does Joaquin say it takes in adoption fees to adopt a white baby, versus a baby of color?
(a) $24,500.
(b) $36,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $8,600.

8. 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?
(a) Tell him they are getting a divorce.
(b) Tell him that Linda is pregnant.
(c) Give him a car.
(d) Ask him to leave.

9. When Grace first begins thinking about the Homecoming Dance, for how long has she been dating Max?
(a) Just over two years.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Six months.
(d) Just over a year.

10. How old had Joaquin been when he was placed on a psychiatric hold in the mental hospital?
(a) 16.
(b) 4.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

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

12. Due to his extreme discomfort with the environment of Ana's office, where do the two begin to meet instead?
(a) A park.
(b) A juice bar.
(c) A diner.
(d) A bookstore.

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

14. In what way is Maya's hair different from Grace's hair, prompting Grace to consider changing hers?
(a) Maya's hair is longer than Grace's hair.
(b) Maya's hair is in braids.
(c) Maya's hair is styled in a pixie cut.
(d) Maya's hair is curlier than Grace's hair.

15. When Maya's parents tell her about Grace, what do they say is the relationship between the two girls?
(a) Grace and Maya are second cousins.
(b) Grace and Maya have the same godparents.
(c) Grace and Maya are half-sisters.
(d) Grace and Maya are sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what college had Grace been planning to apply before becoming pregnant?

2. The night Lauren asks Maya about their parents' possible divorce, what thought keeps Maya awake all night?

3. What item is with the empty wine bottle that Maya finds in her house?

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

5. Even before meeting his biological sisters, Joaquin had known that they would both be what?

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