Gabi, a Girl in Pieces

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following statements best describes why Gabi is disappointed with Cindy for getting pregnant?

A) Because she had sex without telling her first

B) Because it is her brother’s baby

C) Because she fell into the stereotype of a “pregnant Hispanic teenager” 

D) Because she thinks Cindy is being dramatic

2. Which of the following words best describes Gabi’s mother’s reaction to Cindy’s pregnancy?

A) Concerned

B) Supportive

C) Enraged

D) Disapproving

3. Regarding Josh and Sandra dating, Gabi writes, “My heart shattered into a thousand pieces.” Which of the following literary terms does Gabi use in this quote? (September 15)

A) Allusion

B) Hyperbole

C) Paradox

D) Alliteration

4. Which of the following words describes how Gabi feels about her Mexican heritage?

A) Ashamed

B) Assured

C) Apathetic

D) Allured

5. Which of the following phrases best summarizes how Cindy responds to Gabi’s first kiss?

A) Elated because she took a risk

B) Apprehensive because she departed from the expectation of traditional gender roles

C) Concerned because she might become pregnant

D) Nonplussed because the guy is not attractive

6. Which creative outlet does Gabi use throughout the novel to express her emotions?

A) Composing song lyrics

B) Sketching natural environments

C) Drafting poetry

D) Writing letters

7. Which of the following can be inferred from Gabi’s poem about her grandmother?

A) That she did not care about her son

B) That she loved Gabi more than Beto

C) That she was struggling with memory loss

D) That she wanted to see Gabi lose weight

8. As Gabi reflects on her brother’s ability to process his emotion, she says, “He doesn’t say much, but he feels a lot of anger and sadness, and he can’t scream it out loud or eat through it like I do. Most of the time he hides it well, but I know it’s there underneath, simmering, coming to a slow rolling boil, and one day it will explode. It will spill over, drowning and scalding everything in its path.” Which of the following literary terms does she use in this quote? (November 28)

A) Personification

B) Paradox

C) Palindrome

D) Parallelism

9. What is Gabi’s family’s relationship with religion?

A) Staunch believers

B) Open-minded Protestants

C) Spiritual mystics

D) Cultural Catholics

10. How does Gabi personify her father’s addiction throughout the novel?

A) A beast

B) A child

C) A snake

D) A demon

11. In her January 23 entry, Gabi writes a series of hypothetical questions for her mom. Which of the following topics do many of these questions focus on?

A) Body-positive messaging

B) Abstinence-focused inquiries

C) Drug-related concerns

D) Hypocritical advice

12. What does Gabi usually do when she is tempted to say a “sassy” remark?

A) She whispers it in Cindy’s ear.

B) She bites her tongue and writes it in her diary.

C) She tells the person exactly what is on her mind.

D) She feels guilty for her thoughts and goes to confession.

13. What is Gabi’s primary concern regarding losing her virginity?

A) The pain

B) The possibility of pregnancy

C) The fact that a man would see her naked

D) The guilt of her mother finding out

14. Which of the following coping mechanisms does Gabi use to deal with her emotions?

A) Food

B) Working out

C) Sex

D) Photography

15. In her encounter with German, Gabi writes, “God the punisher. Ancient being full of wrath. Hammer of Thor. Bolt of Zeus. Huitzilopochtli emerging from Coatepec—recently birthed and thirsty for vengeance.” Which of the following literary terms does she use in this quote? (May 24)

A) Allegory

B) Allusion

C) Alliteration

D) Aphorism

Long Answer

Compose a response of 2-3 sentences, incorporating text details to support your response.

1. Describe the style of the novel. What is the narration style of the book? How is the novel formatted? What does the novel’s format reveal about the narrator?

2. Throughout the novel, Gabi makes references to food. What is the similarity of these references? What idea does this address?