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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the Mayor's announcement on the Fourth of July?
2. How do Annie and her grandfather get to St. John's when Annie returns for a second visit?
3. Where does the Sunday School class go next?
4. On the way home from her first visit to St. John's, why is Annie glad that Grandfather and Father are ignoring her?
5. When Annie and Mrs. Metcalf talk over breakfast the day after Dr. Metcalf returns home, what does Annie's mother say about what they saw at the train station?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Annie have to help her Grandfather get off the trolley when she visits St. John's for a second time?
2. Describe the two groups of soldiers that get off the train when Dr. Metcalf arrives.
3. Who is Timothy Lewis?
4. How do Annie, her family, and Ruth feel about the new war monument?
5. How does Annie feel about her visit to St. John's?
6. Why is Annie so bothered by the wounded soldiers she saw at the train station?
7. What is Bible School?
8. What are Annie's activities when summer comes?
9. Describe Annie's feelings as she goes to meet her father at the train station.
10. Why, if the war ended last year, does the newspaper run an article about a peace treaty?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explore how the different characters react to Paul's death. Are the reactions of the various characters typical of what you would expect based on their relationship to Paul? Would you expect Grandmother to react more strongly than Annie? Compare the reactions of the different characters.
Essay Topic 2
At the beginning of the novel, Annie is troubled by the wounded soldiers she sees at the train station. Throughout the novel, she struggles with mixed feelings about the wounded men. Annie's mother is even more disturbed by the wounded men. Explore whether Mrs. Metcalf's attitude toward the war and the wounded soldiers influenced Annie. Did Mrs. Metcalf's refusal to discuss the men make Annie determined to prove her mother wrong? Does Mrs. Metcalf's declaration that Annie will be bothered by the men give Annie the courage to face the men and show her mother how strong she is? Explore reasons why Mrs. Metcalf's attitude may have given Annie the strength to face the men and think for herself.
Essay Topic 3
At the beginning of the novel, Annie's parents both brush away her fears about the wounded soldiers. Later, Annie will accuse her father of lying to her. Why do you think Annie's parents don't tell her the truth? Why do you think Annie's mother did not want Annie to worry about the soldiers? Why do you think Annie's father did not want her to worry about the soldiers?
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