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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. Which of the following books did Paul de Kruif write?
(a) Fields, Streams, and Ponds.
(b) Microbe Hunters.
(c) The Natural Way to Draw
(d) Kidnapped.

2. What is the oldest rock known to man?
(a) The Daschund yellowstone.
(b) The redstone Retriever.
(c) The Labrador greenstone.
(d) The Dalmation bluestone.

3. Which of the following great lakes did Annie grow up nearest to?
(a) Lake Superior.
(b) Lake Ontario.
(c) Lake Huron.
(d) Lake Erie.

4. Which of the following is NOT a book Annie read while studying WWII?
(a) Mein Kompf.
(b) Exodus.
(c) The Diary of a Young Girl.
(d) The Wall.

5. After Opa dies, who does Oma move in with?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) An old friend.
(d) Her son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is bauxite, or aluminum ore?

2. In what industry did Andrew Mellon make his millions of dollars?

3. Which of the following is NOT an industry Pittsburgh is known for in the 1960's?

4. What does Annie claim that young children have no sense of?

5. What is the one time Oma remembers Opa being angry with her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What fantasies about food rationing does Annie frequently have as a child?

2. What types of things does Mother fight for within her social circles?

3. Who is Annie's date to the Sewickley Dance, and what do they do together?

4. What happens during the air raid drills in Annie's school?

5. How does Annie start her insect collection?

6. What does Annie think the collection of fall leaves exemplifies in the imagination of children?

7. What dangerous prank does Annie play on a local streetcar?

8. What practical joke does Mother play on an unsuspecting young couple at the zoo?

9. What happens during Annie's last visit with Oma?

10. How does Annie feel about her mother's position in life?

(see the answer keys)

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