View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hope spend her summer in Mulhoney?

2. Where does G.T. propose taking Addie for their first date?

3. What color hair does Deena have when she comes to visit Hope?

4. What happens when Hope is working in the restaurant while her mother is there?

5. How does G.T. respond to Braverman's being beaten up?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens after G.T. gives his scolding message to Mayor Millstone in the Mulhoney Messenger?

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

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

5. What kinds of things does Hope show G.T. from her "Dad's" scrapbooks?

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

7. What happens when Braverman is beaten up?

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

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

10. What does Braverman do when Hope says she is uncomfortable going out on a date?

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

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 779 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample