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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Annie and her mother talk about during her father's absence?
(a) The war.
(b) Uncle Paul.
(c) What they would do after the war.
(d) Routine things.

3. Why does Annie sometimes feel shut out of her mother's life?
(a) Her mother's volunteer work.
(b) Her mother is rarely home.
(c) Her mother's frequent illnesses.
(d) Her mother's two groups of friends.

4. The first Saturday after her father arrives, Annie's father is already awake and gone. Why is Annie almost glad he isn't home?
(a) She is still shy around him.
(b) She is not ready to share Mother yet.
(c) She's not ready to talk about what she did when he was gone.
(d) She does not want to show him her report card.

5. Wounded soldiers arrive on the same train with Dr. Metcalf. Where are they going?
(a) To their homes.
(b) A convalescent home.
(c) Kansas City Memorial Hospital.
(d) St. John's Veterans Hospital.

6. Grandfather and Dr. Metcalf are out walking the morning after Dr. Metcalf's return. Why does Grandfather tell Dr. Metcalf he is a brave man?
(a) Dr. Metcalf is buying another car.
(b) Dr. Metcalf did not buy Mrs. Metcalf a gift when he came home.
(c) Dr. Metcalf has accepted a job that Mrs. Metcalf does not approve of.
(d) Because Dr. Metcalf said no to a dinner party Mrs. Metcalf wished to have.

7. The newspaper is on the steps when Annie returns home from the Sunday School outing. What is the front page headline?
(a) World Peace Signed and Sealed at Versailles.
(b) President Wilson to Visit Kansas City.
(c) Vice President Marshall to Visit Kansas City.
(d) War Monument Donations at 90%.

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

9. 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.

10. What did Annie's grandfather do when he heard his son had died?
(a) Chopped wood for an hour.
(b) Went for a long walk.
(c) Punched his fist through a wall.
(d) Did not talk for two days.

11. What incident do Annie and her father discuss regarding her first visit to the hospital?
(a) What she is going to do later in the week.
(b) Annie's encounter with the man with the burned face.
(c) What she had for lunch.
(d) Why she ran away.

12. What does Ruth show Annie?
(a) Books about war.
(b) Sheet music.
(c) Her favorite poetry books.
(d) Maps.

13. How do Annie and her grandfather get to St. John's when Annie returns for a second visit?
(a) Grandfather drives his car.
(b) They walk.
(c) Annie's father takes them.
(d) On the trolley.

14. Where does the Sunday School class go next?
(a) Back to the church.
(b) Blair's Ice Cream and Candy Parlor.
(c) To a restaurant.
(d) To Miss Peterson's house.

15. How has Annie's grandmother changed since Uncle Paul died?
(a) Annie's grandmother used to sing all the time and be in a good mood.
(b) She cleans the house more frequently.
(c) She has more time for charity work.
(d) She cries frequently.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Annie so interested in the things that Ruth shows her?

2. What do Annie and her Sunday School class see on their outing?

3. On the way home from her first visit to St. John's, why is Annie glad that Grandfather and Father are ignoring her?

4. What does Annie usually enjoy on the Fourth of July?

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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