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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. Why does Asa feel encouraged about the words on the candy hearts?

2. How does Dave feel about baseball?

3. What book is Asa reading in his room one Saturday morning when Dave walks in unannounced?

4. What happens to the car when Dave is driving Asa and his mother to Raleigh?

5. How is Asa awakened in the middle of the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Asa's mother start practicing baseball with Asa and what is she shocked to see when Asa's is shirtless one day?

2. What is Asa's mother's psychological condition and what responsibility does Asa have for her on a daily basis?

3. Where do Dave and Asa take Asa's mother after she tried to commit suicide and what event will Asa miss as a result?

4. What does Asa's mother tell him about love when he tells her that he is in love with someone?

5. Why does Asa have to pack his things on the day he tells Jean he loves her?

6. What is Jean's surprising reaction to Asa's phone call, and why does Asa not get down about it?

7. Why do Asa and his mother not end up moving into the apartment in Raleigh?

8. How does the author let the reader have some sympathy for Dave as a result of his relationship with Asa's mother?

9. What is Jean's reaction when Asa tells her he loves her?

10. How does Asa's mother try to kill herself in one night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Create a brief character study of Dave. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were his dreams and fears? What was most valuable to him in his world?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Joel. What is his role in the story, "Not Blue"? What was the author trying to accomplish by developing Joel's character in the novel?

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