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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 does Adam do when he meets Hattie?
(a) Shakes her hand.
(b) Hugs her.
(c) Touches her face.
(d) Hides from her.

2. Why does Adam return to the boardinghouse later that day?
(a) To bring some lemons.
(b) To have dinner.
(c) To see Angel.
(d) To watch movies.

3. Why does Miss Hagerty not come downstairs for breakfast?
(a) She is not hungry in the mornings.
(b) She doesn't want to be seen without make-up.
(c) She has a hard time walking the stairs.
(d) She likes to sleep in every morning.

4. Where does Hattie first meet Adam?
(a) At a bus station.
(b) At the airport.
(c) At Nana and Papa's house.
(d) At a family reunion.

5. What does Hattie consider to be the turning point of her life last Summer?
(a) Meeting Adam.
(b) Her first kiss from a boy.
(c) Learning to speak French.
(d) Steering a speed boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hattie do when Adam decides to go home?

2. What type of business does Papa own?

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

4. What does Adam tell Nana on the phone?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What surprises Hattie about Adam's first visit to their home for a while?

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

4. What does Hattie mean when she says "before Adam" or "after Adam"?

5. What are some possible reasons that Adam had virtually disappeared from the family for so many years?

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

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

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

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

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

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