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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 many children do Perilee and Karl bring when they pick up Hattie?

2. What does Hattie insist for the person(s) who brings Plug home

3. What does Mr. Saboe announce at dinner?

4. What is Rooster Jim's real name?

5. What happens to Violet's tail?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the situation that changes the friendly reception at the church for Hattie.

2. How does Leafie stop some men from running the Mueller's cow to death?

3. How does Violet lose part of her tail?

4. With what does Perilee leave Hattie as they drop her off at her new home, and what does Hattie give her in return?

5. Who arrives to pick Mattie up in Wolf Point, and why do they spend the night there?

6. Describe the interaction between Traft and Hattie on April 2.

7. Where does Hattie go on Sunday where she has not yet been, and how is she initially greeted?

8. What are Hattie's two animals like?

9. What is the first homesteading lesson Hattie learns the next morning as she goes to draw water for her coffee?

10. Who helps Hattie in the field the next day and how does he respond to her thanks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of "Hattie Big Sky", identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement.) Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in "Hattie Big Sky". (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot.) Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in "Hattie Big Sky"? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in "Hattie Big Sky" including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from "Hattie Big Sky" and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

"Hattie Big Sky" belongs to the teen historical fiction genre. Discuss the following:

1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the fictional memoir genre.

2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.

3. What do you think is the difference between a teen historical fiction and teen fiction?

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