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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 worries does Hattie have about Adam's illness?

2. Why does Hattie usually dislike events like the one in #129?

3. What does Hattie admit to herself about Leila?

4. What does Adam yell when he is dancing near the bandstand?

5. What ride does Adam want to ride that night at the carnival?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did Hattie have good intentions in wanting to take Adam to the carnival and what does she come to realize about her methods?

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

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

7. What does Hattie think about the sideshow acts when she learns that a carnival is coming to town?

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

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

The author used more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two examples about loss in the book, and then explain why the examples support the theme.

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