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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 is everyone encouraged to buy on National War Savings Day?
2. Where was Charlie's friend standing when the man was killed?
3. Why do Hattie and Jim discover while playing chess?
4. What is Richey going to pick up for Karl?
5. What begins on September 12, 1918?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do they have to do with the new baby since she is premature?
2. How does Elmer Junior intervene for his father and what is the result?
3. What do Rooster Jim and Hattie say about how the war is costing them?
4. What happens when Hattie voices her concern about a pledge of one hundred dollars?
5. What are Hattie and Perilee working on as Perilee waits to deliver her baby, and what does Perilee promise?
6. What happens to Hattie that Traft helps her?
7. What happens when Hattie goes to visit Perilee?
8. Who comes to help Hattie with the threshing and how does Chase contribute?
9. What does Hattie think about after witnessing events at the Ren homestead?
10. What troubling news does Rooster Jim bring to Hattie, and what is the outcome?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Over the course of "Hattie Big Sky", Hattie grows as a person in both complexity and understanding. "Hattie Big Sky" might be considered a slice of Hattie's larger story of her "coming of age." It might be said that "Hattie Big Sky" is a "bildungsroman" of the narrator. Discuss the following:
1. Define Bildungsroman, or "Coming of Age," and give several examples from literature you have read.
2. Trace and analyze Hattie as she changes from a naive, innocent girl to a wiser, young woman. What are the significant events that change her?
3. After thoroughly analyzing the narrator's growth throughout the novel, do you think "Hattie Big Sky" could be considered Hattie's coming of age story? Why or why not?
4. Are there any other characters in "Hattie Big Sky" who go through a coming of age experience? Who? Why do you think so? (Perhaps Charlie?)
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
Characters are an important part of what makes "Hattie Big Sky" interesting. Discuss the following:
1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Hattie. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Perilee. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Traft Martin. What are his strengths? His weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
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