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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The day after receiving Grandfather's letter, who does Annie meet at the hospital?
(a) Mr. Lewis, Timothy's father.
(b) Mrs. Crayton, Andrew's mother.
(c) Andrew's siblings.
(d) Mrs. Lewis, Timothy's mother.

2. How does Annie feel about staying home and not going on a trip with Mother and her grandparents?
(a) She is sad.
(b) She is lonely.
(c) She is angry that she was not allowed to go.
(d) She is pleased.

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

4. What does Andrew tell Annie about researching Uncle Paul's death?
(a) To have her father help her research Uncle Paul's death.
(b) She may learn some unpleasant news about Uncle Paul's death.
(c) That she will need to contact Uncle Paul's commanding officer for more information.
(d) That it may be difficult to find out what really happened.

5. After arguing with her mother about St. John's, Annie goes to her room to think. What interrupts Annie's thoughts?
(a) Her mother asks her to listen to a new piece of music.
(b) Her father comes home.
(c) Her mother's voice and noises in the house.
(d) Her grandmother comes over.

6. Before the dinner party, what does Ruth encourage Annie to do?
(a) Get a part-time job at the hospital.
(b) Write to Andrew.
(c) Remember Uncle Paul as he was and not focus on how he died.
(d) Take more difficult classes at school.

7. 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) Andrew calls Annie's mother and asks if she can visit again.
(b) Annie's grandfather asks her to reconsider.
(c) Ruth convinces Annie's mother to allow Annie to visit.
(d) Annie's father convinces her of the importance of Annie's visits to the soldiers.

8. Why does Annie write a letter to her grandfather after her third visit to St. John's?
(a) To ask if Uncle Paul received a Purple Heart.
(b) To ask Grandfather if he is feeling better.
(c) To pass on a message from her father.
(d) To find out when Grandfather will be returning home.

9. 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) The beginning of another school year.
(d) Visiting Andrew and Timothy.

10. What will be done for Timothy's condition soon?
(a) He will have an operation.
(b) The doctors will use a new salve on his eyes.
(c) He will learn Braille.
(d) His bandages will be removed.

11. On Annie's third visit to St. John's, who do Annie and Andrew talk about?
(a) Uncle Paul.
(b) Annie's grandfather.
(c) Timothy.
(d) Annie's mother.

12. Why is Annie happy when she goes home the evening that she and Father go to St. John's?
(a) Andrew kisses the top of her head.
(b) The nuns are very pleased with her work.
(c) Everyone at St. John's enjoys her cookies.
(d) Her father asked her to assist him.

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

14. What had Andrew considered doing shortly after he was injured?
(a) Killing himself.
(b) Leaving the army without permission.
(c) Work hard so he could get back to the fighting.
(d) Study to become a doctor and help others who were severely injured.

15. Why doesn't Annie's mother wish to discuss the war or its aftermath?
(a) Talking about the war reminds her of Uncle Paul's death.
(b) She doesn't like to think about the injured, dying, or dead soldiers.
(c) She thinks America should not have been involved in the war.
(d) She is a pacifist and is against war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens the evening after Annie's second visit to St. John's?

2. Why is Annie's mother planning a trip the day after Annie's second visit to St. John's?

3. Mrs. Crayton visits Annie after school begins. What does she give Annie?

4. Why is there a conflict between Annie's parents now that Mrs. Metcalf has returned from her trip?

5. How does Annie's father learn how Uncle Paul died?

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