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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hattie know Angel?
(a) She gave her French lessons.
(b) She taught her to dive.
(c) She was in her class.
(d) She was a boarder.

2. Hattie notices a _______________ about Adam's features that she can't explain.
(a) pain.
(b) tenseness.
(c) shrewdness.
(d) softness.

3. Where does the girl in #32 spend her Summers?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Maine.
(c) California.
(d) Florida.

4. Who brings drinks for the guests at Nana and Papa's house?
(a) Mom.
(b) The butler.
(c) Papa.
(d) Nana.

5. The cook compliments Hattie by telling her that she is __________________.
(a) smart.
(b) talented.
(c) industrious.
(d) beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hattie's best friend?

2. What is Nana wearing in the home movie?

3. How old is Hattie as the story begins?

4. Why is Adam sad when Nancy and Janet run away?

5. What part of her house does Hattie hate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Hattie Owen doing as the story begins?

2. What ominous statement does Hattie overhear Nana saying when Hattie gets home?

3. What does Hattie mean when she says she hates her porch and what is Adam's perspective on her feelings?

4. Who is Betsy McGruder, and why does Hattie go to her house on this morning?

5. How do Nancy and Janet make Adam want to cry?

6. What is Hattie doing at the beginning of Chapter 5?

7. Why does Hattie decide not to ask Nana to take her to the movies?

8. What grandmotherly figures does Hattie have in her life?

9. Why does Nana have the perspective that she does regarding her daughter's family?

10. What secret ability does Adam have that he shares with Hattie?

(see the answer keys)

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