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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. How is Hattie's family different from other families attending the festival?

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

3. What is the name of the town where Hattie lives?

4. What house rule did Angel violate?

5. What worries does Hattie have about Adam's illness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hattie think about the sideshow acts when she has actually seen them?

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

3. After seeing Nancy and Janet laughing at Adam dancing at the bandstand, what burning question enters Hattie's head about his illness?

4. How does Hattie include Adam in the plans for the evening of Nana and Papa's dinner party?

5. Why are Hattie and Angel frightened by Adam's demeanor one day when he sees Angel getting out of her boyfriend's car?

6. Who is Leila and how does Hattie meet her?

7. Why is Adam chastised at Hattie's birthday party at Nana's house?

8. What traumatic experience does Adam have at the boardinghouse when he bursts into Angel's room?

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

10. How does Hattie effectively point out the bad manners of a family which stares at Adam at the Fourth of July festival?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the book's title. How does it come up in the story? What is the meaning for Hattie?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Mom. 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?

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