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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Adam doing when Hattie first meets him?

2. What is Adam's relationship to Hattie?

3. How old is Adam?

4. One morning, Hattie sees Adam walking down the street dressed only in ___________________.

5. What social function does Nana suggest that Hattie attend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Nancy and Janet make Adam want to cry?

3. Hattie refuses to go with Betsy's family on their Maine vacations--what is more enjoyable for her during the Summers?

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

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

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

7. What become?s evident about Nana's relationship with Adam and why does Adam's presence make her unhappy

8. Why is Hattie so immediately drawn to Adam?

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

10. In what ways does Hattie feel more like Adam's babysitter than his niece?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Dad. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were his dreams and fears? What was most valuable to him in his world?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Hattie Owen. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Ann M. Martin's use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where she did.

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