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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. What do Annie and her grandfather discuss when they play checkers?
(a) Annie's father.
(b) What Annie would like to do when she grows up.
(c) Uncle Paul.
(d) His experiences visiting the soldiers at St. John's.

2. Where did Annie's father serve during the war?
(a) France.
(b) New York City.
(c) Kansas City.
(d) Britain.

3. In the evening after Annie's Sunday School outing, why do she and Father go over to Grandfather's house?
(a) Visit soldiers.
(b) Buy some food.
(c) Listen to a sermon.
(d) Inspect Uncle Paul's motorcyle.

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

5. As Annie gets ready to leave St. John's after her second visit, what behavior bothers her and her grandfather?
(a) That Annie has to leave so soon.
(b) The weather.
(c) How rudely Annie's mother acts.
(d) Andrew's terrible burns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ruth show Annie?

2. After Dr. Metcalf arrives on the train, who drives home from the station?

3. What was Annie doing when she learned that her uncle died?

4. Why doesn't Annie enjoy the fireworks on the Fourth of July?

5. Where does Annie live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two events drew Annie and her Uncle Paul closer together? Why?

2. What keeps Mrs. Metcalf so busy that Annie has learned to play alone or to spend time at her grandparents' home?

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

4. In Chapter 10, why is Annie angry with her mother?

5. Why is Annie so bothered by the wounded soldiers she saw at the train station?

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

7. Describe Annie's feelings as she goes to meet her father at the train station.

8. Describe Annie's thoughts when the boy delivered the telegram telling them that Uncle Paul had died.

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

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

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