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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 one woman fan start chanting during one of G.T.'s campaign stops?

2. What do the kids start chanting when Braverman walks into the tent where Mayor Millstone is speaking?

3. After G.T. becomes mayor, what kinds of civic projects do Hope and Braverman do to help make the city better?

4. What do Hope and Braverman do to try to counter the negative radio ads against G.T.?

5. Where does Hope get accepted to college?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Carbingers tell Babcock about the burglaries that happened over the summer?

2. What does Hope tell Braverman about the tension between herself and Braverman after he asks her out on a date?

3. How do the students react to new about Braverman's beating?

4. How do Addie and Braverman try to support Hope when they realize she is initially upset when Deena stops by to visit?

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

6. How do Addie and G.T. disagree about Addie's cooking at the diner?

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

8. What options do Hope and Braverman have for college?

9. What happens when Braverman is beaten up?

10. What does Deputy Babcock come to discover about the incident with the mouse in the salad in G.T.'s diner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss at least 4 aspects of "Hope Was Here" that can easily be carried over into a second novel that describes what happens to Hope after she leaves for college.

Essay Topic 3

What does the information the reader learns about Hope's relationship with Braverman contribute to her character? Provide at least 3 specific examples.

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