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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Annie's father talk about in the evenings after work?
(a) Music, opera, and social issues.
(b) His experiences during the war.
(c) Uncle Paul.
(d) The nuns who run St. John's and the wounded soldiers.

2. Why does Annie's mother not want Annie to visit St. John's for a third time?
(a) She doesn't think Annie will be able to get all her chores done.
(b) Because Annie needs to go to Bible School.
(c) She does not want Annie exposed to all the ugliness.
(d) Because Annie is supposed to be helping Grandmother.

3. It is almost time for Annie's mother to return home. What season of the year is ending?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

4. As the days pass since her grandparents and mother left, what does Annie begin to dread?
(a) The beginning of another school year.
(b) Learning more about Uncle Paul's death.
(c) Her mother's return.
(d) Visiting Andrew and Timothy.

5. After arguing with her mother about St. John's, Annie goes to her room to think. What interrupts Annie's thoughts?
(a) Her grandmother comes over.
(b) Her mother asks her to listen to a new piece of music.
(c) Her father comes home.
(d) Her mother's voice and noises in the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is there a conflict between Annie's parents now that Mrs. Metcalf has returned from her trip?

2. Why, over the course of the summer, has Andrew's condition improved?

3. After Annie's second visit to St. John's, what does she wonder about her mother's views?

4. Why didn't Uncle Paul die in battle on June 6?

5. Why can't Annie hide the fact that she's been visiting St. John's from her mother any longer?

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