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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 is one of Asa's skills in making friends?
2. Why does Asa get frustrated at working on a poem with Joel?
3. What does Asa realize is hiding inside him?
4. What day is it at the beginning of Chapter 1?
5. What does Asa do when the balloon bursts?
Short Essay Questions
1. What city will Asa be leaving and where will he be going to live with his mother?
2. Why does Joel's mother call Asa, and what does she offer to do regarding Joel and the poem?
3. What is the name of the new poem that Asa picks out and what struggle does Asa have with Joel regarding the new poem?
4. What news does Asa get from his mother when he returns home from school, and how does he respond to the news?
5. What is Dave's demeanor after Asa's mother gets Asa off the roller coaster ride?
6. Explain the structure of the novel in terms of stories and characters.
7. What has Asa learned about making friends as a side benefit of his moving around so much?
8. Who is Asa, and what is he doing as the novel begins?
9. Who is Asa's fourth grade teacher and why does he like her?
10. What does Asa realize when he awakens in the night in the bungalow?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author mean by calling it simply "What Hearts". What is he trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each.
Essay Topic 2
Describe Jean. What is her role in the story, "What Hearts"? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Jean's character in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Explain Asa's method of making friends when he goes to a new school. What tricks does Asa employ to learn about new people? What does Asa know about how to treat people that most other kids his age do not know?
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