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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. After Annie's mother leaves on the trip with her grandparents, why is Annie nervous about telling her father she wants to go to St. John's?
(a) She is afraid that he will think she does not have time to visit.
(b) She is afraid he will not want her going to St. John's by herself.
(c) She is afraid that her mother told him that Annie is not allowed to visit.
(d) She is afraid he will not want her to visit.

2. Who does Annie's mother invite to dinner before Andrew leaves?
(a) Andrew and Timothy.
(b) Andrew and his parents.
(c) Annie's grandparents.
(d) Andrew and Ruth.

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

4. What does Annie begin to realize about her mother and her mother's behavior after her second visit to St. John's?
(a) Her mother is irrational.
(b) Her mother needs to talk about the war.
(c) Her mother ignores things that are unpleasant.
(d) Her mother's dislike of anything that relates to the war must influence her mother's behavior.

5. After Annie's second visit to St. John's, what does she wonder about her mother's views?
(a) Why she and her mother don't spend more time together.
(b) Why her mother is so opposed to to St. John's and the men there.
(c) Why her mother is so tired.
(d) Why music is such a large part of her mother's life.

Short Answer Questions

1. After arguing with her mother about St. John's, Annie goes to her room to think. What interrupts Annie's thoughts?

2. Why didn't Uncle Paul die in battle on June 6?

3. Before the dinner party, what does Ruth encourage Annie to do?

4. Annie is back in school now. Where is Andrew going soon?

5. What reunites Annie and her mother after their argument when Annie's mother returned from her trip?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why are Dr. and Mrs. Metcalf angry when they discuss Annie's visits to St. John's?

4. What does Annie realize about her mother and the war?

5. Why doesn't Annie go to Colorado?

6. Why was it so important to Annie that Uncle Paul had listened to her?

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 Annie run when she learn how Uncle Paul died?

9. Why doesn't starting high school scare Annie?

10. Annie's father is called out to St. John's one evening. As Annie gets ready to leave St. John's, Andrew kisses her goodbye. How did Andrew's kiss affect Annie?

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