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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Annie is fixated on the war, what does she look up into the sky, searching for?
(a) Omens.
(b) Parachuters.
(c) Bombs.
(d) Airplanes.

2. What does Mother think when Oma's butler picks Annie up at the library and swings her around in front of his friends?
(a) She thinks his behavior is extremely inappropriate.
(b) She thinks he had impeccable manners.
(c) She is deeply embarrassed.
(d) She has no idea who this man is.

3. Which of the following founding fathers first scouted the city of Pittsburgh?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) John Adams.
(c) James Madison.
(d) George Washington.

4. Which of the following items does Annie describe in depth after the disaster strikes her neighborhood?
(a) The rivers.
(b) The trees.
(c) The power lines.
(d) The sidwalks.

5. What is the name of the child who prompts Annie to make the attack on the passing car?
(a) Jo Anne Sheehy.
(b) Mikey Fahey.
(c) Bettie-Jo Parnassus.
(d) Alexander Crumb.

6. What ethnicity is Oma, an aspect very important to her identity?
(a) Spanish.
(b) German.
(c) French.
(d) English.

7. Which of the following characters is described as "filled with various quaint sayings, stories, lyrics from songs"?
(a) Mother.
(b) Jo Anne Sheehy.
(c) Amy.
(d) Annie.

8. Which of the following materials is used to make most of the streets in Annie's neighborhood?
(a) Brick.
(b) Cobblestone.
(c) Cement.
(d) Asphalt.

9. How does Annie feel when she is approached by homeless people in the park?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Terror.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Apathy.

10. What sport does Annie play throughout her childhood?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Tennis.
(d) Softball.

11. Where is Annie when she sees her first rose-breasted grosbeak?
(a) At the country club.
(b) At the zoo.
(c) At the lake house.
(d) At summer camp.

12. What is the Lambert family, of Somerset township, famous for?
(a) Religious vigor.
(b) Extreme racism.
(c) Philanthropy.
(d) Heavy drinking.

13. Which of the following items does Annie find while digging in an alley near her home?
(a) A piece of pottery.
(b) An Indian arrowhead.
(c) An old coin.
(d) A seashell.

14. Whose rights does Mother spend her lifetime fighting for?
(a) The rights of illegal immigrants.
(b) Women's rights.
(c) The rights of the poor.
(d) The rights of African-Americans.

15. How does Annie feel about her mother's intelligence?
(a) She feels her mother is funny, but not very intelligent.
(b) She feels her mother's intelligence is wasted.
(c) She feels her mother's intelligence could rival the greatest thinkers of her time.
(d) She feels her mother's intelligence is hidden beneath her beauty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters is known for giving telemarketers false information when they call?

2. Which part of Annie's parents' bodies is she obsessed with as a child of five?

3. While at the zoo, what lie does Mother tell to a young man and his wife?

4. What is the name of the pilot in Father's favorite book, "Life on the Mississippi"?

5. What ethnicity are the Sheehys?

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