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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) Went for a long walk.
(b) Punched his fist through a wall.
(c) Did not talk for two days.
(d) Chopped wood for an hour.

2. When Annie and Mrs. Metcalf talk over breakfast the day after Dr. Metcalf returns home, what does Annie's mother say about what they saw at the train station?
(a) She listens to Annie and explains what was happening.
(b) She refuses to discuss the subject.
(c) She tells Annie to ask her father about the topic.
(d) She sends Annie to her room.

3. What did Annie's grandmother do when she heard that her son had died?
(a) Played sad songs on the piano.
(b) Went to talk with a friend.
(c) Stayed in her room grieving for several days.
(d) Scrubbed the kitchen floor.

4. What happens when Uncle Paul visits one evening and Mrs. Metcalf is gone?
(a) He and Annie go for a walk in the park.
(b) He and Annie go for a ride on his motorcycle.
(c) He takes Annie to get ice cream.
(d) He goes back home.

5. What is the name of Annie's dog?
(a) Thor.
(b) Spot.
(c) Fidelio.
(d) Hunter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the performance that Uncle Paul and Annie view together?

2. The first Saturday after her father arrives, Annie's father is already awake and gone. Why is Annie almost glad he isn't home?

3. What does Ruth show Annie?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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