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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. Who does Deputy Babcock arrest for the string of burglaries that happened over the summer in Mulhoney?

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

3. How do things go when G.T. tries to help Addie in the kitchen?

4. What does Lou Ellen tell Hope about Anastasia's father?

5. Where does Broom announce his support for G.T.?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Hope and Braverman's first small date?

2. What happens after Babcock discovers that only supporters of G.T. are burglary victims?

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

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

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

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

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 happens to Hope when Braverman starts laughing at how her birth name was "Tulip"?

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

10. What happens when Braverman is beaten up?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze at least 4 different ways the story of "Hope Was Here" would change if Hope and Addie had moved from Mulhoney to New York City (instead of vice versa).

Essay Topic 2

Describe at least 3 things that Bauer is able to do with the character of Hope because she is a girl AND at least 3 things she is *not* able to do with her because she is a girl.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze at least 3 different literary techniques Bauer uses to create tension in "Hope Was Here."

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