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

2. What is Hattie's last name?
(a) Haver.
(b) Owen.
(c) Bowen.
(d) Clark.

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

4. What part of her house does Hattie hate?
(a) The attic.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The porch.
(d) Her bedroom

5. What drink does Adam always get?
(a) A soda.
(b) A Bloody Mary.
(c) A Shirley Temple.
(d) Chocolate milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adam tell Nana on the phone?

2. What type of project is Hattie's father working on?

3. What is Hattie's first job of the morning?

4. How old is Hattie as the story begins?

5. Why do Nana and Papa bring Adam to the boardinghouse on Sunday morning?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Dad's job, and what is he currently creating?

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

7. What does Nana want Hattie to be like but Hattie continues to resist?

8. What are the three rules of the Owen family's boardinghouse?

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

10. Why does Dad's being an artist put a strain on Hattie's relationship with Nana?

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