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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 deadline does the Election Board official give G.T. for revising his petition?

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

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

4. What is the name of the diner where Addie and Hope will be working in Mulhoney?

5. What does Mayor Millstone want a picture of himself and G.T. doing?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do Addie and Flo first interact when they meet each other?

5. What rumors swirl around town about the connection between Mayor Millstone and the dairy?

6. Where does the "Welcome Stairways" diner get its name?

7. Why and when does Hope start boxing?

8. Why does Deena name Hope "Tulip"?

9. How does Braverman react when one of Millstone's supporters parks a hearse out in front of the diner?

10. Why does Mayor Millstone want a picture with G.T.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a well-reasoned argument discussing whether or not Hope is a good role model for young, female readers.

Essay Topic 2

Write a well-reasoned argument paper discussing how G.T.'s illness (leukemia) functions as its own unique character in "Hope Was Here." Make sure to use direct evidence from the text to support your strong thesis statement.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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