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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What upsets Annie when she and her mother visit the fabric store in Chapter 2?
(a) Her mom picks out ugly fabric.
(b) They don't buy matching fabric for dresses.
(c) Annie doesn't want to go to the fabric store.
(d) They don't have enough matching fabric.

2. What special items are in Mrs. John's travel trunk now?
(a) Heirloom silverware.
(b) Memories from Annie's life.
(c) Memories from her own childhood.
(d) Her wedding dress.

3. How does Mrs. John teach Annie to bleach the white clothes?
(a) To add two ounces of liquid bleach to the laundry.
(b) To lay them on their roof to be closer to the sun.
(c) To lay them on white rocks to dry.
(d) To use special bark to make them whiter.

4. At what age does Annie say her life starts to change?
(a) 14.
(b) 10.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

5. What is the typical summer lunch at Annie's house?
(a) Pumpkin soup, banana fritters, and salt fish with tomatoes.
(b) Soup and sandwhich.
(c) A sandwhich made of fresh market cold cuts.
(d) Fish patties and salsa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Annie's reaction to the first dead person she sees?

2. What does Annie accidentally see that disturbs her greatly?

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

4. For what reason does Annie and her mother take the "special" baths?

5. What is Annie's observation when she sees the dead girl who is her own age?

(see the answer key)

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