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Hometown
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- What was the name of the town or city where he grew up? What state or country was it in?
- Describe it. Was it a big city, a small town, or rural? What was the surrounding terrain like? Was it flat? Hilly?
- What was the climate of the place that he grew up in? Did it have seasonal changes with hot summers and cold winters?
- What was the population of his hometown? Was it small enough so that everyone knew each other? Did he like its size?
- In later years, what special memories did he have about the town that he grew up in? Did he like to reminisce about his favorite place to play or favorite shop to visit?
- Was the home that he lived in special to him? What did it look like? Where was it located? What made it unique?
- Did his town have any special landmarks? Was there a big park? A river? A statue? What made his town different?
- Was his hometown famous for anything? What? Did an important person live there? Is there a food that is his town's specialty?
- What kinds of people lived in the town that he grew up in? Were they all of a certain ethnicity or was there a wide variety?
- Were multiple languages spoken in the town where he grew up? What were they? How did this affect the atmosphere of the town? Did certain sections of the town reflect the nationalities related to these languages?
- Did his town have any special yearly events? Was there an Independence Day celebration? A winter or harvest festival? What happened on these days?
- Did his town have a main street? Describe it. Did it change over time?
- Did his hometown have "good" and "bad" areas? What made them this way? Where did he live? How did he feel about that?
- What was the best part about growing up where he did? What was fun to do on evenings and weekends? Were the people especially friendly?
- What was the worst thing about the town that he grew up in? Was it too small or too big? Did he feel like there was nothing to do?
- How long did he live in this town? Did it change while he was there? What changed? Did he like the changes or not?
- If he moved away from this town, did he ever go back? Why or why not? Was it the "perfect" place to grow up? Is it still? In your opinion would he want to raise a family there today?
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