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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 is the outcome of Andrew's surgery?
(a) It is successful with no complications.
(b) An infection has set in and he will have to have another surgery.
(c) He had a bad reaction to the anesthesia.
(d) There are complications and he will need another surgery.

2. What does Andrew tell Annie about researching Uncle Paul's death?
(a) That it may be difficult to find out what really happened.
(b) That she will need to contact Uncle Paul's commanding officer for more information.
(c) To have her father help her research Uncle Paul's death.
(d) She may learn some unpleasant news about Uncle Paul's death.

3. What is the setting in Chapters 13 and 14?
(a) Annie's home and St. John's hospital.
(b) Annie's grandparents' house.
(c) The park.
(d) Colorado.

4. Why is there a conflict between Annie's parents now that Mrs. Metcalf has returned from her trip?
(a) That Annie didn't keep up with the household chores while her mother was gone.
(b) That Annie's father allowed her to visit the hospital daily.
(c) That Annie didn't attend Sunday School while her mother was gone.
(d) That Annie's father still refuses to work at the county hospital.

5. How was Andrew injured?
(a) The gas tank of the vehicle he was riding was in exploded.
(b) A grenade was thrown into the trench where he waited.
(c) He was in a building that exploded.
(d) He lost his gas mask and couldn't protect himself from an attack of mustard gas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Annie's days a flurry of activity now that her mother has been gone for awhile?

2. As the days pass since her grandparents and mother left, what does Annie begin to dread?

3. When and where did Uncle Paul die?

4. What does one of the soldiers from Uncle Paul's unit advise Annie to do when she meets him about a week after Andrew's surgery?

5. Why didn't Andrew enjoy going to school when he was a boy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Andrew need to go away soon?

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

5. 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?

6. Why doesn't Annie go to Colorado?

7. How do Annie and Emily put their differences behind them after Grandfather's heart attack?

8. Why does Andrew tell Annie that her Uncle was not killed at Belleau Wood?

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

10. How was Andrew injured?

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