Far From the Tree Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Robin Benway
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 184 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Far From the Tree Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Robin Benway
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 184 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. When Maya's parents tell her about Grace, what do they say is the relationship between the two girls?

2. When Maya asks Grace what it is like to be an only child, what is Grace's response?

3. What is NOT listed among the activities Maya does late at night for many nights after meeting Joaquin?

4. Who is ultimately deemed by the school to be responsible for the chaos that erupts on Grace's first and last day back to school?

5. For how long has Joaquin been seeing Ana in therapy at the time he breaks up with Birdie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Joaquin respond to the teacher's aide's request of him at Christmastime?

2. After two weeks of agony spent missing Peach, what desire brings Grace out of her depression?

3. What does the tattoo across the shoulders of one of Joaquin's older foster brothers symbolize?

4. What causes Grace to lie to Maya and Joaquin about her lengthy absence from school?

5. How does Grace spend homecoming night of her junior year, and how does the night differ from her previous expectations?

6. What quality of Maya and Grace's appearance had Joaquin known to expect even before meeting them for the first time?

7. What has always been the strategy Grace's parents have used in regards to her status as an adopted child?

8. What lie does Grace tell Maya and Joaquin about her lengthy absence from school?

9. What does Grace whisper over and over to her unborn child and how does the detail depict the novel's themes of guilt and responsibility?

10. What is the origin of Peach's nickname?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Trace the characterization arc of Grace’s character throughout the novel. Discuss whether she is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the theme of family bonds within the novel. What is the author's message regarding family bonds and how do you know?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's choice to tell the story of Far From the Tree using the third-person omniscient point of view Also discuss the author's choice to switch back and forth among the perspectives of Grace, Maya, and Joaquin. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what is the author's intended effect on the reader?

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