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

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

3. Why doesn't Annie's mother wish to discuss the war or its aftermath?
(a) She thinks America should not have been involved in the war.
(b) Talking about the war reminds her of Uncle Paul's death.
(c) She doesn't like to think about the injured, dying, or dead soldiers.
(d) She is a pacifist and is against war.

4. Where is Andrew's home?
(a) Near Aunt Felicia's house.
(b) A farm in a nearby town.
(c) An apartment building downtown.
(d) A house near Annie's neighborhood.

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

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. What does Andrew tell Annie after talking to a soldier who served with Uncle Paul?

3. Why does Ruth come over to Annie's house the evening after Annie visits St. John's for a second time?

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

5. The day after Annie visits St. John's for a second time, Annie's mother decides to take a trip. Where is she going?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Andrew need to go away soon?

10. How was Andrew injured?

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