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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. What element of Maya's house do both Grace and Joaquin consider strange?
2. What does Joaquin immediately think is happening when he returns home from his therapy session and sees a strange car in the driveway?
3. Whom does Joaquin avoid telling about his possible adoption, for fear of letting that person's opinion sway him?
4. Who asks Joaquin to come into his office for a quick minute as Joaquin is leaving school on a Friday?
5. What does Rafe say about his relationship with his sister?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the symbolism of the iced tea Joaquin loathes?
2. What turns out to be the mysterious event involving Joaquin and the Buchanans?
3. What are the characteristics of Lauren's communication with Claire that Maya considers unforgivable?
4. How is the theme of secrecy depicted within Claire's accusations toward Maya during their fight that ends in a break-up?
5. What is Rafe's family situation?
6. What are the living arrangements in Maya's family after her parent's separation?
7. How does the author employ allusion within Grace's thoughts about Joaquin's lonely childhood existence?
8. What does Joaquin do when he is overcome by the feelings associated with his altercation with Adam?
9. In what ways do Grace's parents try to get her engaged in life again after Peach's birth and adoption?
10. What word does Maya's dad use in reference to Maya's birth mother that infuriates Maya?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the message of Robin Benway's novel Far From the Tree concerning the link between family bonds and emotional stability?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the many instances of irony within the narrative of Robin Benway's novel Far From the Tree and analyze the author's purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Robin Benway's novel Far From the Tree and one of the novel's main messages. How does the author make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help the author get across one main message of the novel?
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