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

2. What is the name of Hattie's father's current project?

3. Which character in the home movie refuses to look at the camera or smile?

4. What is Adam's relationship to Hattie?

5. What business do Hattie's parents run?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the three rules of the Owen family's boardinghouse?

2. What does Nana want Hattie to be like but Hattie continues to resist?

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

4. What grandmotherly figures does Hattie have in her life?

5. Explain why Adam has a difficult time maintaining his composure during dinner.

6. Why is Hattie so immediately drawn to Adam?

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

8. What is Hattie doing at the beginning of Chapter 5?

9. Who is Betsy McGruder, and why does Hattie go to her house on this morning?

10. What are some possible reasons that Adam had virtually disappeared from the family for so many years?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does the author leave the story on a hopeful note for Hattie? Even though Hattie is sad about losing Adam, who else brings some joy into her life? Does the author hope to show that Hattie's life is going to be filling up with more friends? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

"A Corner of the Universe" is a classic example of realistic fiction. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

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