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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. For how long has Joaquin been seeing Ana in therapy at the time he breaks up with Birdie?
2. For what reason is Janie upset when she sees Grace back at school for the first time?
3. How long does it take before Maya receives a response to her email reaching out to Joaquin?
4. What is Joaquin's reason for believing he is part Mexican?
5. What item of clothing eventually worn by Grace on her first day back to school is said to match "the stress hives that were starting to appear on her chest and neck" (95)?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the father of Grace's daughter spend the night of the homecoming dance?
2. What are a few characteristics of the adoptive parents Grace chooses for Peach and what is one detail about them that particularly pleases her?
3. How does Joaquin respond to the teacher's aide's request of him at Christmastime?
4. What aspect of Maya's character causes her to qualify as a member of a marginalized community?
5. What favor does the teacher's aide for Joaquin's class ask Joaquin to do around Christmastime?
6. What are the qualities of Ana's therapy approach that Joaquin appreciates?
7. Discuss an instance when Joaquin experiences self-loathing.
8. Discuss an instance when Grace displays self-loathing.
9. What causes Grace to lie to Maya and Joaquin about her lengthy absence from school?
10. What simile does the narrator use to depict the careful way in which Grace's father tells her that she has biological siblings?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Determine the author's message regarding the themes of guilt and responsibility within Far From the Tree.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's use of humor alongside humanist messages within Robin Benway's novel Far From the Tree.
Essay Topic 3
Explicate the theme of family bonds within the novel. What is the author's message regarding family bonds and how do you know?
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