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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Annie waits for her father at the train station, what images does Annie keep seeing even though she closes her eyes?
(a) The wounded men she saw at the station.
(b) The look on her father's face when he first saw her.
(c) What she will have for dinner when they get home.
(d) The accident outside the station.

2. 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) If she can wear her new dress.
(d) What happened to Uncle Paul.

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

4. After the mayor's big announcement on the Fourth of July, why don't Father and Ruth want to see the plans?
(a) They think the new fire engine is too expensive.
(b) They think the monument will glorify the unnecessary loss of lives.
(c) They have already seen the plans.
(d) They think too many people will come to the hospital.

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

6. 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) Scrubbed the kitchen floor.
(d) Stayed in her room grieving for several days.

7. What does Annie's father want to discuss after dinner the day Annie visits St. John's for the first time?
(a) Whether she will go back to visit.
(b) About her experience at St. John's.
(c) Why she ran away.
(d) What was her favorite part of her visit.

8. On Annie's second visit to St. John's, what does Annie's grandfather do while she talks to one of the patients?
(a) Continues reading to Timothy.
(b) Takes a nap.
(c) Asks Andrew about his war experiences.
(d) Eats a snack.

9. Annie runs away from one of the patients on her first visit to St. John's. Why does she go back?
(a) She tells her grandfather and he asks her to go back.
(b) She drops her book and goes back to get it.
(c) Her father asks her to go back.
(d) She thinks of something she would like to ask the soldier.

10. 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 the family learned that Uncle Paul had died.
(c) The day her grandfather died.
(d) The day her father left.

11. 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) His experiences during the war.
(c) Uncle Paul.
(d) Music, opera, and social issues.

12. Who is the main character?
(a) Angela Martin.
(b) Abigail McBride.
(c) Annie Metcalf.
(d) Alexandra Mooney.

13. 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's tired and goes to bed early.
(d) She likes to read for a while before she retires for the evening.

14. Who has Annie's grandfather been visiting at St. John's Hospital?
(a) Annie's cousins.
(b) Timothy Lewis.
(c) An old friend.
(d) Annie's Uncle John.

15. On Annie's second visit to St. John's, why does Annie go find her father?
(a) To ask him to take her home.
(b) To tell him that Grandfather is not feeling well.
(c) To tell him she met the severely burned patient.
(d) She hadn't seen him since yesterday and wanted to talk with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Annie's dog?

2. Where does the Sunday School class go next?

3. Who are Frances and Charlie?

4. How does Annie's mother react to what she sees at the train station?

5. Annie is meeting her father at the station. Who else would Annie like to be meeting at the train station?

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