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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Adam tells Hattie that she is the type of person who can _______________________.
(a) fly to the moon one day.
(b) lift the corner of the universe.
(c) hang the moon and the stars.
(d) see the stars in people's eyes.

2. Hattie notes that Nana sounds _________________ when Adam decides to visit with Hattie for awhile.
(a) anxious.
(b) heartbroken.
(c) relieved.
(d) scared.

3. How does Adam spill ice on Hattie?
(a) When he drops the ice bucket.
(b) When he is filling glasses.
(c) When he sticks his hand in his drink.
(d) When he hands her a drink.

4. What does Nancy call Adam when she sees him on the street?
(a) A big freak.
(b) A circus animal.
(c) A pervert.
(d) A retard.

5. Why does Miss Hagerty not come downstairs for breakfast?
(a) She likes to sleep in every morning.
(b) She is not hungry in the mornings.
(c) She doesn't want to be seen without make-up.
(d) She has a hard time walking the stairs.

6. To whose home does Hattie walk as she heads through town?
(a) Becky Compton's.
(b) Betsy McGruder's.
(c) Beth Timberlake's.
(d) Bonnie Green's.

7. Hattie's mother says that Hattie should be more ________________.
(a) studious.
(b) generous.
(c) outgoing.
(d) diligent.

8. Which of the following is NOT someone who Hattie sees in the home movie?
(a) Angel.
(b) Miss Hagerty.
(c) Alice.
(d) Mr. Penny.

9. What does Adam whisper to Hattie as they go into the dining room for dinner.
(a) She looks beautiful in pink.
(b) He wants to come to her birthday party.
(c) He wants to sit by her.
(d) She should get the cherry out of her drink.

10. Why does Nana not want Adam to share his curious ability?
(a) It is too childlike.
(b) It is embarrassing.
(c) It is trite.
(d) It seems like he is showing off.

11. Nana calls Adam's gift of days and dates __________________.
(a) a waste of time.
(b) a circus trick.
(c) voodoo.
(d) genius.

12. What does Hattie call her maternal grandmother?
(a) Noni.
(b) Nana.
(c) Granny.
(d) Grammie.

13. What is Hattie doing as the story begins?
(a) Reading a book.
(b) Practicing piano.
(c) Taking a nap.
(d) Watching home movies.

14. What does Adam tell Nana on the phone?
(a) He wants to stay at the boardinghouse.
(b) He doesn't have to ask permission to leave the house.
(c) He will be home in a half hour.
(d) He will bring some ice cream home with him.

15. What is Hattie's last name?
(a) Clark.
(b) Bowen.
(c) Haver.
(d) Owen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Adam and Hattie equate their feelings of not belonging as being __________________.

2. Why does Hattie's father say that they never told her about Adam?

3. Why does Adam return to the boardinghouse later that day?

4. What type of business does Papa own?

5. One morning, Hattie sees Adam walking down the street dressed only in ___________________.

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