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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. Who is the brother of the girl in #151?

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

3. What does Adam give Hattie on her birthday?

4. Why does Hattie agree to sneak out of the house during Nana and Papa's dinner party?

5. What does Adam seem to forget about Angel every day?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How does Adam react on the Ferris Wheel ride?

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

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

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

6. What is Mom's explanation when Hattie asks why she never had any other children?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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