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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who are Frances and Charlie?
(a) Uncle Paul's children.
(b) The dog and cat.
(c) Annie's friends from the neighborhood.
(d) Annie's cousins.

3. Why is Annie nervous about seeing her father again?
(a) She is afraid he won't recognize her.
(b) She is afraid that he will be changed by the war.
(c) She is afraid that she will be in trouble for things she did while he was gone.
(d) She is afraid that he doesn't love her mother anymore.

4. The next morning after father's return, what does Annie wish to discuss with her mother?
(a) If she can go to her grandparents' house.
(b) The wounded men at the train station.
(c) What happened to Uncle Paul.
(d) If she can wear her new dress.

5. After their first dinner together with father and their guests leave, what do the Metcalfs do together?
(a) Fix a snack.
(b) Take a walk around the neighborhood.
(c) Annie and her father sit on the sofa while her mother plays the piano.
(d) Go to bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Annie's grandfather do when he heard his son had died?

2. Where does Annie's father work?

3. Who has dinner almost ready when the Metcalfs arrive home from the train station?

4. Why do the Metcalfs need to shop for clothes the day after Dr. Metcalf returns home?

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

(see the answer key)

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