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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. What color dress does Hattie wear to Adam's funeral?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Pink.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

2. The man who owns the carnival is the _____________ of the girl in #105.
(a) uncle.
(b) father.
(c) grandfather.
(d) brother.

3. What does Leila say when Hattie tells her that she doesn't have any more money to ride the Ferris Wheel?
(a) She will give her the money.
(b) She can ride after the carnival closes tonight.
(c) She can ride for free.
(d) She should come on half price day.

4. Which of the following is NOT someone who becomes the trio of good friends?
(a) Betsy.
(b) Catherine.
(c) Hattie.
(d) Leila.

5. Why does Hattie think her parents never had more children?
(a) They would be cut out of Nana's will if they had more.
(b) They were afraid something would go wrong.
(c) Money was too tight to have more than one.
(d) They always wanted an only child.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hattie usually dislike events like the one in #129?

2. What does Cookie want to see at the carnival?

3. How does Leila get her education?

4. What does Adam yell when he is dancing near the bandstand?

5. What job does the Ferris Wheel girl's mother have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Hattie's reaction when she learns that Adam committed suicide?

2. What does Hattie learn about her family that shows that they don't really talk to each other?

3. How does Hattie include Adam in the plans for the evening of Nana and Papa's dinner party?

4. How does Hattie effectively point out the bad manners of a family which stares at Adam at the Fourth of July festival?

5. Why does Hattie think that she was not a good friend to Leila?

6. What does Hattie think about the sideshow acts when she has actually seen them?

7. Who is Leila and how does Hattie meet her?

8. What conflict does Hattie have with Adam and Leila's birthday party plans for her and why does Nana eventually agree to let the party proceed?

9. What is Mom's explanation when Hattie asks why she never had any other children?

10. How does Adam disrupt lunch by abusing the buzzer and creating a scene?

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