View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Annie in Chapter 1?
(a) 14.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

2. Who can always make Mr. John laugh?
(a) The Obeah woman.
(b) Annie.
(c) Ma Chess.
(d) Mrs. John.

3. What is Annie's reaction to the first dead person she sees?
(a) Scared.
(b) Pleased that the dead person simply looked like a resting live person.
(c) Indifferent because she'd never seen that person alive.
(d) Disgusted.

4. How do the women who are mean to Annie and her mother act when they see Mr. John?
(a) Like they don't know him.
(b) They also throw things at him.
(c) The same way.
(d) They try to trip him.

5. What can Annie see in the distance from her family's vacation home?
(a) A guava tree.
(b) The produce market.
(c) A furniture store.
(d) A cemetery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Kenneth's gift to Annie please Mrs. John?

2. Where is Annie's family living when the daughter of her mother's friend dies?

3. What do Annie and her mother do every day after lunch?

4. At what age does Annie say her life starts to change?

5. What does Annie wonder while walking home from the dead girl's funeral in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 279 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample