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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Annie celebrate the Fourth of July this summer?
(a) Visiting the hospital.
(b) Watching the fireworks from their backyard.
(c) Singing the national anthem with friends and neighbors.
(d) At a picnic in the park with her family and other families.

2. When her father was gone, what time of day did Annie most miss her father?
(a) Evening, when she would run to meet him after work.
(b) Morning at breakfast, when they discussed plans for the day.
(c) Lunches on Saturday when they would have picnics.
(d) Afternoons when her father would pick her up from school.

3. Annie is meeting her father at the station. Who else would Annie like to be meeting at the train station?
(a) Her brother.
(b) A cousin who served in the war.
(c) Uncle Paul.
(d) Her grandparents.

4. Why is Annie concerned about her grandfather as they begin the journey to go to St. John's for a second time?
(a) He cut himself shaving.
(b) He slips and almost falls.
(c) He has a cut on his hand.
(d) He is unsteady and breathing hard.

5. What is Annie's mother's name?
(a) Katherine.
(b) Kelly.
(c) Kayla.
(d) Kathy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After their first dinner together with father and their guests leave, what do the Metcalfs do together?

3. When Annie's grandfather visits St. John's, what does he do?

4. How has Annie's grandmother changed since Uncle Paul died?

5. What incident do Annie and her father discuss regarding her first visit to the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Annie's grandparents react when they learned that Uncle Paul had died?

2. Why, if the war ended last year, does the newspaper run an article about a peace treaty?

3. What are Annie's activities when summer comes?

4. How do Annie, her family, and Ruth feel about the new war monument?

5. Why does Annie have to help her Grandfather get off the trolley when she visits St. John's for a second time?

6. In Chapter 3, why is Annie almost glad that her father is up and gone when she gets up in the morning?

7. Describe Dr. Metcalf's appearance the day after he returns home.

8. Describe Ruth Sylvester.

9. Why did Uncle Paul visit Annie's mother frequently?

10. Describe the soldier Annie meets at the hospital during her first visit to St. John's.

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