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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. Who offers to sew a dress for Hattie to attend the event in #39?

2. What does Adam ask Hattie's friends, Nancy and Janet, when they walk by the house?

3. Who is Adam?

4. Hattie's mother says that Hattie should be more ________________.

5. Why is Adam's presence in her life so difficult for Nana?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What ominous statement does Hattie overhear Nana saying when Hattie gets home?

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

4. Which three residents live in the Owens' boardinghouse, and how are they introduced to the story?

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

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

7. How long has it been since Adam has seen Hattie and how does he greet her?

8. What secret ability does Adam have that he shares with Hattie?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"A Corner of the Universe" is a classic coming-of-age story. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Dad. 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

Intolerance takes on an almost human persona in this book. What role does intolerance play in the lives of the characters? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

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