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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Dr. Metcalf arrives on the train, who drives home from the station?
(a) Annie.
(b) Annie's father.
(c) Annie's mother.
(d) Annie's grandparents.

2. Why do the Metcalfs need to shop for clothes the day after Dr. Metcalf returns home?
(a) Dr. Metcalf has gained weight.
(b) Dr. Metcalf's luggage got lost on the train.
(c) Dr. Metcalf needs more uniforms for work.
(d) Dr. Metcalf has lost weight.

3. Where does Annie live?
(a) New York City.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) Grand Island.
(d) Wichita.

4. 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 sends Annie to her room.
(b) She listens to Annie and explains what was happening.
(c) She refuses to discuss the subject.
(d) She tells Annie to ask her father about the topic.

5. Who has dinner almost ready when the Metcalfs arrive home from the train station?
(a) The housekeeper.
(b) Friends.
(c) Aunt Felicia.
(d) Annie's grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Annie sometimes feel shut out of her mother's life?

2. Where does Uncle Paul invite Annie to go with him on one night in June?

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

4. When does Chapter 3 take place?

5. How does Mrs. Metcalf spend most of her days?

(see the answer key)

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