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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Annie's father work?
(a) St. John's Veterans Hospital.
(b) His own private practice.
(c) Kansas City Memorial Hospital.
(d) County Hospital.

2. What do Annie and her grandfather discuss when they play checkers?
(a) Uncle Paul.
(b) Annie's father.
(c) What Annie would like to do when she grows up.
(d) His experiences visiting the soldiers at St. John's.

3. Who are Mrs. Metcalf's second group of friends?
(a) Women who enjoy music and the arts.
(b) Friends of Uncle Paul.
(c) Wives of doctors who work with Dr. Metcalf.
(d) Mothers of Annie's school friends.

4. What does the family do after dinner in Chapter 2?
(a) Clean up the kitchen.
(b) Play checkers.
(c) Sing while Annie's mother plays the piano.
(d) Sit on the front porch and also play croquet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Annie nervous about seeing her father again?

2. Who are the grownups that greet Annie and her parents when they arrive home from the train station?

3. Who are Frances and Charlie?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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