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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 does Adam do when he meets Hattie?

2. What does Hattie do in the home movie that makes Adam laugh?

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

4. Where does the girl in #32 spend her Summers?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What ominous statement does Hattie overhear Nana saying when Hattie gets home?

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

3. What does Adam mean when he says that Hattie is the kind of person who can "lift the corner of the universe"?

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

5. What secret ability does Adam have that he shares with Hattie?

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

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

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

9. What are Hattie's first impressions of Adam?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Adam. 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?

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