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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 written on the items that Jean has sent to Asa?

2. What does Asa tell Jean that will always mean something to him?

3. In what class did Asa first meet the girl in #140?

4. Dave says that he did not love Asa at first because __________________.

5. What does Dave do one day during baseball practice when he becomes annoyed with Asa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the conditions in which Asa does not force his mother to take her medication?

2. What is so unusual about Asa's being in the same school for three years and what has Jean observed about Asa during this time?

3. Why does Asa's mother decide that she no longer wants to take her antidepressant medication?

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

5. How well is the game going for Asa and his Little League team and what good plays does Asa make?

6. What position does Asa play on his Little League team and how good of a player is he?

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

8. What sport does Dave not like very much but he agrees to help Asa practice so Asa can try out for a team?

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

10. What is the name of Asa's Little League team and who are they playing in the game in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bruce Brooks is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphor, and irony, and briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

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

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.

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