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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Annie's grandfather do when he heard his son had died?
(a) Punched his fist through a wall.
(b) Went for a long walk.
(c) Did not talk for two days.
(d) Chopped wood for an hour.

2. Why does Annie's mother often leave the room when Annie's father talks about his work?
(a) She has a piece of music to finish.
(b) She doesn't want to hear anything about the wounded soldiers.
(c) She likes to read for a while before she retires for the evening.
(d) She's tired and goes to bed early.

3. On the way home from the train station, what day does Annie remember?
(a) The day her grandfather died.
(b) The day she and her mother went shopping.
(c) The day her father left.
(d) The day the family learned that Uncle Paul had died.

4. What was Annie doing when she learned that her uncle died?
(a) Baking cookies with her mother.
(b) Reading at the library.
(c) Making raspberry jam with her grandmother.
(d) Walking around her neighborhood.

5. What are Annie's favorite summer activities?
(a) Playing checkers with her grandfather.
(b) Reading and visiting the library.
(c) Playing the piano.
(d) Taking long walks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Annie do when her mother is working or playing the piano?

2. Wounded soldiers arrive on the same train with Dr. Metcalf. Where are they going?

3. What did Annie and her mother talk about during her father's absence?

4. How does Annie's mother feel about Grandfather's volunteer work at St. John's?

5. How did Annie and her mother get along while her father was gone?

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