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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 does Addie think is the best thing she cooks?

2. Where does Hope get accepted to college?

3. What's the first thing G.T. does as mayor?

4. How does G.T. look after his day politicking with Hope?

5. What does Braverman tell Hope about her mixed feelings about her birth mother's pending visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hope feel about Addie and G.T. getting married?

2. What message does G.T. give to Mayor Millstone in the paper after the string of burglaries are connected?

3. How does Hope respond to the reporter's question about how she would feel if G.T. died?

4. Why does Hope get so emotional when G.T. tells her that her birth mother is missing out on a great daughter?

5. How does Babcock get the Carbingers released from jail?

6. What would Hope rather be doing instead of going to school when school resumes?

7. How do Lou Ellen and Flo react when G.T. asks Addie out on a date?

8. What does Braverman do in response to being beaten up for supporting G.T.?

9. What is Addie concerned about with her upcoming wedding?

10. What advice does Deena give Hope before leaving after she visits her in the diner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze one of the female characters from "Hope Was Here" and discuss how she goes against traditional stereotypes of women in the text.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Identify what you think is the tone for "Hope Was Here" and discuss 3 literary devices that Bauer uses to create this tone.

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