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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. Where is Flo and Addie's apartment in relation to the diner in Mulhoney?

2. What does G.T. offer the driver of the hearse?

3. What job does Flo have at the diner?

4. What does Hope do that annoys Lou Ellen in Chapter 5?

5. What illness does the owner of the diner in Mulhoney suffer from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does G.T. like to plant trees?

2. Why are many people in town concerned about signing G.T.'s petition to run for mayor?

3. What happens between Deputy Babcock and the Carbinger brothers after Babcock finds them assaulting Hope?

4. What attitude does G.T. take about the hearse parked in front of his diner?

5. How does Pastor Hall get the Election Board official to change her mind about G.T. not having enough signatures on his petition?

6. What is the difference between how Hope pictured G.T. and how he actually is when she meets him for the first time?

7. How does Adam think Sid can help G.T.'s election campaign?

8. Why does Deena give Hope to Addie?

9. Why does Addie's husband leave?

10. Why and when does Hope start boxing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze at least 3 literary techniques Bauer uses to make one character of your choosing from "Hope Was Here" very likable OR very unlikable to the reader.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Hope with her birth mother. What are their similarities? What are their differences? Make sure to use specific evidence in the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss at least 3 literary devices that Bauer uses to help the reader better understand at least one character of your choosing from "Hope Was Here." Use direct quotations and/or examples from the text to support your position.

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