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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 Uncle Paul die?
(a) Measles.
(b) He was packing hand grenades and one exploded.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) A gun discharged in his tent and wounded him fatally.

2. What happens the evening after Annie's second visit to St. John's?
(a) Annie's mother hurt her hand.
(b) Annie's grandfather is very sick.
(c) Uncle John was in an accident.
(d) Annie's father was in an accident.

3. Annie is allowed to visit St. John's again, but now Andrew is busy. What is Andrew doing at the hospital that keeps him busy?
(a) Doing physical therapy with some of the patients.
(b) Playing baseball.
(c) Custodial work.
(d) Yard work.

4. What does Annie do each day now that her mother has been gone for a few days?
(a) Visit friends.
(b) Go to the library to see Ruth.
(c) Visit St. John's to see Andrew and help the nuns.
(d) Play the piano.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What medal did Andrew receive?

2. What grade is Annie in this school year?

3. The day after receiving Grandfather's letter, who does Annie meet at the hospital?

4. What does Annie begin to realize about her mother and her mother's behavior after her second visit to St. John's?

5. On her third visit to St. John's, why does Annie try to apologize to Andrew?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why do you think it is so important to Annie that Uncle Paul get a Purple Heart?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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