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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. Why does Papa chastise Adam during dessert?
(a) He stirs his ice cream with his finger.
(b) He slurps it from the dish.
(c) He puts whipped cream on his nose and cheeks.
(d) He eats his pie with his hands.

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

3. What social function does Nana suggest that Hattie attend?
(a) The Junior League Summer Dance.
(b) The Summer Cotillion.
(c) Etiquette Summer School.
(d) The Debutante Ball.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Summer evening tradition at the boardinghouse?

2. Why does Adam arrive at the boardinghouse at around five o'clock the next day?

3. How old is Miss Hagerty?

4. Who is Adam intrigued by at the boardinghouse?

5. Why does Hattie's father say that they never told her about Adam?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which three residents live in the Owens' boardinghouse, and how are they introduced to the story?

2. What does Adam do with his drink at dinner that makes Nana chastise him?

3. Why is Hattie so immediately drawn to Adam?

4. How long has it been since Adam has seen Hattie and how does he greet her?

5. How does Adam's recollection of Hattie's birthday serve as foreshadowing in the story?

6. Why do Hattie and Adam equate themselves to being aliens?

7. Why does Nana think that her daughter "married beneath her"?

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

9. What morning task does Hattie complete every morning during Summer vacation?

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

(see the answer keys)

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