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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) 6.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

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

3. Why does Mr. John bathe in cold water?
(a) There's no way to heat the water.
(b) Cold water soothes the bruises he gets from work.
(c) Cold water doesn't irritate his skin.
(d) He believes it will strengthen his back.

4. Who reared Mr. John?
(a) He was an orphan.
(b) His parents.
(c) An aunt.
(d) His grandmother.

5. How old was Mrs. John when she left her parents' home?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 10.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the two girls Annie befriends at her new school in Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 1, what was Annie supposed to have picked up on her way home from school instead of going to a funeral?

3. In Chapter 1, who tucks Annie in on the night she is punished for lying?

4. Which neighbor dies in Chapter 1?

5. Who wants to vex Annie and her mother?

(see the answer key)

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