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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Adam's favorite television show?
(a) Sanford and Son.
(b) Batman.
(c) Jeopardy.
(d) I Love Lucy.

2. Why is Nana frantic when she calls the boardinghouse?
(a) She has been in a car accident.
(b) She can't find Adam.
(c) Someone has broken into their house.
(d) Papa is having chest pains.

3. Where does Angel Valentine work?
(a) A dress shop.
(b) A museum.
(c) A cafe.
(d) A bank.

4. What is Hattie doing as the story begins?
(a) Practicing piano.
(b) Taking a nap.
(c) Reading a book.
(d) Watching home movies.

5. To whose home does Hattie walk as she heads through town?
(a) Becky Compton's.
(b) Bonnie Green's.
(c) Beth Timberlake's.
(d) Betsy McGruder's.

6. How does Adam react to what Nancy calls him?
(a) He cries.
(b) He slaps her.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He spits on her.

7. Where does Hattie look to try to find more information about Adam?
(a) Diaries.
(b) Newspaper clippings.
(c) Photo albums.
(d) Baby books.

8. What is the name of Hattie's father's current project?
(a) Hope.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Abstract.
(d) Horizons.

9. What is Papa's last name?
(a) Mercer.
(b) Maynard.
(c) Mikesell.
(d) Miller.

10. What is Hattie's father's job?
(a) Professor.
(b) Artist.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Editor.

11. What does Nana lack in taking care of Adam?
(a) Money.
(b) Initiative.
(c) Tolerance.
(d) Intelligence.

12. What is the name of the town where Hattie lives?
(a) Pleasant Hill.
(b) Sandy Springs.
(c) Millerton.
(d) Hazelwood.

13. Hattie thinks that Adam looks like ______________.
(a) A movie star.
(b) Her.
(c) Her father.
(d) Papa.

14. How old is Hattie as the story begins?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 19.

15. What is the time period for the story?
(a) 1980s.
(b) 1990s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1960s.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nana not want Adam to share his curious ability?

2. What does Hattie do in the home movie that makes Adam laugh?

3. Why is Adam's presence in her life so difficult for Nana?

4. Who has come for lunch at the Owen home?

5. What is Adam's relationship to Hattie?

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