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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. The day after Annie visits St. John's for a second time, Annie's mother decides to take a trip. Where is she going?
(a) Estes Park, Colorado.
(b) To Ruth's house.
(c) New York City.
(d) To stay at Annie's grandparents' home.

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

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

4. Who tells Annie how Uncle Paul died?
(a) Timothy.
(b) A lieutenant who served under Uncle Paul.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Her father.

5. Before Grandfather goes on the trip with Grandmother and Annie's mother, why does Annie tell him not to worry?
(a) She will look after the chickens.
(b) She will write him frequently.
(c) She will visit Timothy and read to him.
(d) She will be fine at home alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Annie's mother and her Uncle John go the evening after Annie's second visit to St. John's?

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

3. What is the setting in Chapters 13 and 14?

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

5. On Annie's third visit to St. John's, how does Andrew respond when Annie attempts to apologize?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Annie's second visit to St. John's, how does Ruth help her understand her mother better?

2. What do Mrs. Metcalf and Annie find unfair about everything that has happened concerning Uncle Paul's death and how he died?

3. Why was Ruth so pleased about the dinner invitation?

4. In Chapter 18, why does Annie feel like she might lose control?

5. Why doesn't Annie spend much time reading to Timothy now that he can see again?

6. Why do you think Henry Cook told Annie to stop asking questions about her uncle's death?

7. The evening Annie and her father visit St. John's in the evening, what makes Annie's father realize how much she has grown since he has been gone?

8. Why does Andrew's father refuse to visit?

9. What does Annie find when she looks for Uncle Paul's Purple Heart?

10. How was Andrew injured?

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