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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Armistice Day approaches, what bothers Annie about the war memorial?
(a) That Andrew will not get to see the memorial completed.
(b) That Uncle Paul's name will not be on it.
(c) That it is so expensive.
(d) That Uncle Paul's name will be on it even though he did not die a hero.

2. Why didn't Andrew enjoy going to school when he was a boy?
(a) He got bad grades.
(b) He didn't like sitting still.
(c) He didn't like his teachers.
(d) His best friend went to a different school.

3. Why does Ruth come over to Annie's house the evening after Annie visits St. John's for a second time?
(a) To give Annie another book.
(b) To stay with Annie and her grandmother.
(c) To take Annie to see her father.
(d) To talk with Annie's mother.

4. What does Grandfather say in his letter about Uncle Paul's medals?
(a) Uncle Paul received a Good Conduct Medal.
(b) Uncle Paul received a Purple Heart.
(c) Uncle Paul received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.
(d) Uncle Paul did not receive a Purple Heart.

5. What happens the evening after Annie's second visit to St. John's?
(a) Annie's father was in an accident.
(b) Uncle John was in an accident.
(c) Annie's grandfather is very sick.
(d) Annie's mother hurt her hand.

6. Mrs. Crayton visits Annie after school begins. What does she give Annie?
(a) A novel Annie has been wanting to read.
(b) Candy.
(c) A pre-war photograph of Andrew.
(d) A book of maps.

7. Why didn't Uncle Paul die in battle on June 6?
(a) He wasn't in France on June 6.
(b) The army listed the wrong date in the telegram sent to Annie's family.
(c) His unit didn't fight a battle until June 14.
(d) He was in Britain on June 6.

8. How did Annie's friendship help Andrew?
(a) She encouraged friends to visit Andrew.
(b) She persuaded her father to help him get a job.
(c) She helped him to be able to look in a mirror again.
(d) She helped him to become more self-confident and take chances again.

9. About a week after Andrew's surgery, to whom does Andrew introduce Annie?
(a) A soldier from Andrew's unit.
(b) A soldier who served with Uncle Paul.
(c) Andrew's father.
(d) The doctor who performed Andrew's surgery.

10. Although Annie is busy this summer and enjoying herself, why does she have times when she feels guilty?
(a) She is visiting St. John's even though her mother ordered her not to go there.
(b) She isn't getting all the chores done at home.
(c) She burned her father's dinner.
(d) She doesn't have time to check on her grandparents home.

11. After Annie's second visit to St. John's, what does she wonder about her mother's views?
(a) Why music is such a large part of her mother's life.
(b) Why her mother is so opposed to to St. John's and the men there.
(c) Why her mother is so tired.
(d) Why she and her mother don't spend more time together.

12. As the days pass since her grandparents and mother left, what does Annie begin to dread?
(a) Her mother's return.
(b) Learning more about Uncle Paul's death.
(c) Visiting Andrew and Timothy.
(d) The beginning of another school year.

13. How was Andrew injured?
(a) He was in a building that exploded.
(b) He lost his gas mask and couldn't protect himself from an attack of mustard gas.
(c) The gas tank of the vehicle he was riding was in exploded.
(d) A grenade was thrown into the trench where he waited.

14. Why does Annie's mother finally allow Annie to continue visiting St. John's even though Annie lied when her mother was gone on her trip?
(a) Annie's grandfather asks her to reconsider.
(b) Ruth convinces Annie's mother to allow Annie to visit.
(c) Andrew calls Annie's mother and asks if she can visit again.
(d) Annie's father convinces her of the importance of Annie's visits to the soldiers.

15. The evening that Annie and her father go back to St. John's, what does Andrew promise to do for Annie?
(a) Ask men who were in Uncle Paul's unit when there was front line fighting.
(b) Ask Timothy what he remembers when there was front line fighting.
(c) Ask his commanding officer when there was front line fighting.
(d) Write to some of the men in his unit and see if they remember when there was front line fighting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andrew tell Annie about researching Uncle Paul's death?

2. What grade is Annie in this school year?

3. What did a soldier tell Annie's family when he informed them that Uncle Paul had died?

4. How did Uncle Paul die?

5. What does Annie do each day now that her mother has been gone for a few days?

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