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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many siblings does Annie have?
(a) One sister.
(b) Two brothers and one sister.
(c) None, she is an only child.
(d) One brother.

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

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

4. What are Annie's favorite summer activities?
(a) Playing checkers with her grandfather.
(b) Reading and visiting the library.
(c) Playing the piano.
(d) Taking long walks.

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

6. What does Annie do when her mother is working or playing the piano?
(a) Plays duets with her mother.
(b) Plays with friends.
(c) Visits her grandparents or plays alone.
(d) Writes in her journal.

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

8. When does Chapter 3 take place?
(a) The middle of the night when Annie is awakened by her parents' voices.
(b) The next evening.
(c) Three days after Annie's father returns.
(d) The morning after Annie's father returns.

9. 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.

10. What horrifies Annie at the train station?
(a) Seeing Uncle Paul's body.
(b) The wounded men and their blank stares.
(c) A terrible accident at the station.
(d) A fight between two soldiers.

11. In Chapter 9, who says "I hope I never have to go out there. From what I hear, those fellows aren't very pretty"?
(a) The conductor on the trolley.
(b) Darby.
(c) Emily.
(d) Miss Peterson.

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

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

14. How were most of the burned soldiers injured?
(a) Grenades.
(b) Exploding gas tanks.
(c) Mustard gas.
(d) A bomb.

15. After Annie's second visit to St. John's, who comes to take her home?
(a) Annie's mother.
(b) Annie's grandmother.
(c) Miss Peterson.
(d) Annie's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Annie's father do during the war?

2. The next morning after father's return, what does Annie wish to discuss with her mother?

3. Who are Mrs. Metcalf's second group of friends?

4. What does Annie's father want to discuss after dinner the day Annie visits St. John's for the first time?

5. On the way home from the train station, what day does Annie remember?

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