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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Annie visit the hospital a few days after she receives Grandfather's letter?
(a) She has to see Ruth at the library.
(b) Andrew is having medical tests.
(c) Andrew asked her not to visit.
(d) Her father told her to stay home.

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

3. 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 she and her mother don't spend more time together.
(c) Why her mother is so opposed to to St. John's and the men there.
(d) Why her mother is so tired.

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

5. What did a soldier tell Annie's family when he informed them that Uncle Paul had died?
(a) Uncle Paul was a hero and an example for his men.
(b) Uncle Paul was wounded by friendly fire.
(c) Uncle Paul was a deserter.
(d) Uncle Paul was captured by the Germans and killed.

6. Where is Andrew's home?
(a) An apartment building downtown.
(b) A farm in a nearby town.
(c) Near Aunt Felicia's house.
(d) A house near Annie's neighborhood.

7. Why is Andrew having surgery?
(a) Repair his nose.
(b) Remove the damaged skin from his torso.
(c) Repair his damaged mouth.
(d) Repair his jaw.

8. What is the setting in Chapters 13 and 14?
(a) Colorado.
(b) Annie's home and St. John's hospital.
(c) The park.
(d) Annie's grandparents' house.

9. Why do Annie and her father visit St. John's in the evening a couple days after Grandfather writes Annie?
(a) To visit Timothy.
(b) There is an emergency at the hospital.
(c) To talk with Andrew.
(d) Annie's father has to care for a dying patient.

10. On her third visit to St. John's, why does Annie try to apologize to Andrew?
(a) Because she forgot to bring cookies.
(b) Because her mother was so rude.
(c) Because she ran away the first day she met him.
(d) Because she didn't bring anything to read to him.

11. What bothers Andrew about the special celebration to be held on Armistice Day?
(a) That it is his last day in Kansas City.
(b) That veterans from St. John's are not asked to participate.
(c) That Timothy will not be there to celebrate with them.
(d) That he has to participate in the celebration.

12. 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) Take more difficult classes at school.
(d) Remember Uncle Paul as he was and not focus on how he died.

13. How did Uncle Paul die?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Measles.
(c) A gun discharged in his tent and wounded him fatally.
(d) He was packing hand grenades and one exploded.

14. What do Annie and her mother do when they get home after Annie's second visit to St. John's?
(a) They talk to Annie's grandmother.
(b) Eat supper silently.
(c) Annie's mother plays the piano and Annie sings.
(d) Read together.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandfather say in his letter about Uncle Paul's medals?

2. When and where did Uncle Paul die?

3. On Annie's third visit to St. John's, who do Annie and Andrew talk about?

4. About a week after Andrew's surgery, Annie goes to St. John's earlier than usual. What good news does she hear?

5. Why doesn't Annie's mother wish to discuss the war or its aftermath?

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