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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 Nana show Hattie in Adam's bedroom?
(a) His comic books.
(b) His trophies.
(c) A box of letters and photos.
(d) His posters.

2. How does Hattie know that Adam has not been to the carnival yet?
(a) He calls and leaves a message for her.
(b) Angel says she turned down his invitation to go.
(c) Leila says she would like to meet him.
(d) Nana calls to ask if she will take him.

3. What grade will Hattie be entering next year?
(a) 8th.
(b) 9th.
(c) 7th.
(d) 6th.

4. Hattie tells her parents that it bothers her that they don't talk about ____________________.
(a) Nana.
(b) important things.
(c) Granny.
(d) Adam.

5. Which ride does Adam want to watch?
(a) The Tilt-a-Whirl.
(b) The rollercoaster.
(c) The Ferris Wheel.
(d) The Scrambler.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Hattie go to the park to cry?

2. Who is the girl taking tickets for the Ferris Wheel?

3. What does Hattie do when during lunch a family nearby stares at Adam?

4. Why does Adam not eat the dessert the rest of the family is having?

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 plans does Hattie make for the night of her Nana and Papa's dinner party?

3. What does Hattie think about Adam's thoughts on her "corner of the universe"?

4. How does Hattie feel about Cookie and in what way does Cookie not understand Hattie?

5. What are the obvious and not so obvious reasons Adam may have killed himself?

6. What does Hattie explain about the ways friends can come into your life?

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

8. How is Adam restrained at the carnival and what reason does Hattie give to Dad about not asking permission for Adam to go to the carnival?

9. How does Hattie show empathy when she decides not to view the sideshows at the carnival again?

10. Who are the Strowskys, and how does Hattie meet them?

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