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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 does Beto do in revenge for what Eric did to Gabi?

2. Who does Gabi see Eric kissing at the mall?

3. Who does Gabi's mother often compare her unfavorably to?

4. What does Gabi decide to do to help her deal with her feelings about her father?

5. What is one of the worst parts of Gabi's father's attempts to quit drugs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Gabi first have a crush on when her senior year starts and why does it never work out between them?

2. What upsets Gabi about the way Eric treats Sebastian at the mall?

3. What is the main reason that Tia Bertha moves in with the Hernandez family as Gabi starts the school year?

4. What does Gabi's poem that she writes about her grandmother and shares in class in November reveal about her grandmother?

5. What does Gabi see Eric doing at the mall that makes her break up with him?

6. What does Gabi hide in various places around her room that she refers to as her stash?

7. What does Beto get arrested for?

8. Why is Beto so upset with his father right after Thanksgiving and what does he tell Gabi about his feelings?

9. Why does Gabi dislike wearing dresses?

10. What does Gabi and her family find out about her father in September that really upsets them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gabi cycles through various crushes on different boys in her school throughout the book, with some relationships and interactions being more intense or tumultuous than others. Write an essay analyzing what you think is the healthiest, most positive relationship Gabi has with a boy, citing specific references from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Although Gabi loves her family fiercely, she dreams of leaving her hometown to attend college, which she is poised to do at the novel's end after being admitted to Berkeley. Write an essay analyzing the ways in which Gabi chooses to break with her family's traditions and expectations of her.

Essay Topic 3

Gabi sometimes feels as if her mother will not accept her as she is because she is overweight, but her friends Cindy, Sebastian, and her classmate Georgina also experience serious tensions with their families over the issue of acceptance. Choose one of Gabi's friends or classmates and write an essay comparing Gabi's problems with her own mother around unconditional love and acceptance to those of the character you have chosen, citing specific references to the text to support your answer.

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