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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 Dad want to know from Hattie when he and Papa arrive at the carnival?

2. What does Nana blame for Hattie's behavior in not asking permission to take Adam to the carnival?

3. Why do Mrs. Strowsky and her children move out of the boardinghouse?

4. Where does Hattie say she is going as she leaves Nana's house?

5. What does Adam say he is planning with Leila?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Hattie's reaction when she learns that Adam committed suicide?

3. 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?

4. How does Adam disrupt lunch by abusing the buzzer and creating a scene?

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

6. What conflict does Hattie have with Adam and Leila's birthday party plans for her and why does Nana eventually agree to let the party proceed?

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

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

9. Describe Adam's day at the carnival with Hattie and Leila.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Nana. 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 2

What is the greatest lesson Hattie learns in the book? Is it true that important lessons are also painful ones? What will Hattie always recall about the Summer she spent with Adam? What impact did Adam have on Hattie's life? What would Hattie consider to be her best decision?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the lives of Hattie and Betsy. How are their circumstances similar? In what ways are their lives different? What draws them together to make them friends?

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