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

2. Why is the date of Uncle Paul's death in question?
(a) There was no fighting in France in June.
(b) Andrew doesn't think there was front line fighting that day.
(c) The telegram the family received has a different date than the date on the death certificate.
(d) The war was over before that date.

3. Why does Annie write a letter to her grandfather after her third visit to St. John's?
(a) To find out when Grandfather will be returning home.
(b) To ask Grandfather if he is feeling better.
(c) To pass on a message from her father.
(d) To ask if Uncle Paul received a Purple Heart.

4. 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.

5. How will Annie find out if the surgery is a success?
(a) She will find out when she visits again.
(b) Her father will call her from the hospital.
(c) Timothy will call her after the surgery.
(d) One of the nuns will call her after the surgery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Annie do each day now that her mother has been gone for a few days?

2. How was Andrew injured?

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

4. What did a soldier tell Annie's family when he informed them that Uncle Paul had died?

5. As Armistice Day approaches, what bothers Annie about the war memorial?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Lieutenant McFarland describe Uncle Paul and his death?

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

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

6. Grandfather visits St. John's for the first time since his heart attack. Why does Annie's mother drive Annie and Grandfather to St. John's?

7. When Annie learns her mother has returned, why do you think Andrew tells Annie to be "Gallant under fire"?

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

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

10. Do you think Annie was right to disobey her mother and visit St. John's again?

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