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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who offers to sew a dress for Hattie to attend the event in #39?
(a) Nana.
(b) Mom.
(c) Mrs. McGruder.
(d) Miss Hagerty.

2. What is Nana wearing in the home movie?
(a) A swimsuit.
(b) A long dress.
(c) A robe.
(d) A suit.

3. Who brings drinks for the guests at Nana and Papa's house?
(a) Nana.
(b) Papa.
(c) The butler.
(d) Mom.

4. Who is the cook for the boardinghouse?
(a) Cookie.
(b) Doris.
(c) Ellie.
(d) Marge.

5. What part of her house does Hattie hate?
(a) Her bedroom
(b) The porch.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The attic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hattie notes that Nana sounds _________________ when Adam decides to visit with Hattie for awhile.

2. At what event does Hattie make Adam smile in the film?

3. How does Adam spill ice on Hattie?

4. Why does Hattie not ask Nana to take her to the movies?

5. Where does Hattie first meet Adam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What become?s evident about Nana's relationship with Adam and why does Adam's presence make her unhappy

2. How does Adam's recollection of Hattie's birthday serve as foreshadowing in the story?

3. What is Dad's job, and what is he currently creating?

4. What surprises Hattie about Adam's first visit to their home for a while?

5. Why does Nana think that her daughter "married beneath her"?

6. What does Adam do with his drink at dinner that makes Nana chastise him?

7. What does Hattie mean when she says she hates her porch and what is Adam's perspective on her feelings?

8. What does Adam mean when he says that Hattie is the kind of person who can "lift the corner of the universe"?

9. Why does Nana have the perspective that she does regarding her daughter's family?

10. Hattie refuses to go with Betsy's family on their Maine vacations--what is more enjoyable for her during the Summers?

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