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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 game is played on Independence Day?

2. What kind of tea does Leafie mix to fight the flu?

3. What does Hattie see with Leafie?

4. Who is the "doctor" in the area?

5. Who does Leafie say she'll talk to on Elmer's behalf?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Perilee asked of Karl concerning the harassment of them because Karl is German?

2. What has Hattie been doing at night to fight the heat?

3. How does Rooster Jim end up on top of a hay bale?

4. How does Hattie acquire chickens and what does she have to do to keep them safe?

5. How does Elmer Junior intervene for his father and what is the result?

6. What new debt does Hattie learn of when she visits Nefzger's store?

7. What does Traft have to say as he stops by and waters his horse?

8. How does Hattie have to go into more debt because of the savings stamp drive?

9. What does Hattie think about after witnessing events at the Ren homestead?

10. Who comes to help Hattie with the threshing and how does Chase contribute?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many novels, and perhaps a majority, of novels ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:

1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not? Do you think "Hattie Big Sky" ends on a happy note? Why or why not.

2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of "Hattie Big Sky" and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why this story is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.

3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of "Hattie Big Sky" and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of "Hattie Big Sky" and why?

3. Which three secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

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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