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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 did Annie's grandmother do when she heard that her son had died?

2. What happens when Uncle Paul visits one evening and Mrs. Metcalf is gone?

3. Who are Mrs. Metcalf's second group of friends?

4. What do Mrs. Metcalf and her second group of friends like to do?

5. Why is Annie so interested in the things that Ruth shows her?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Annie and her parents got home, why did Annie not run and hug her father like her cousins did?

2. How were many soldiers burned?

3. Why is Annie so bothered by the wounded soldiers she saw at the train station?

4. Why does Annie wish to visit St. John's?

5. Describe Dr. Metcalf's appearance the day after he returns home.

6. What are Annie's activities when summer comes?

7. Who is Timothy Lewis?

8. Why did Uncle Paul visit Annie's mother frequently?

9. In Chapter 3, why is Annie almost glad that her father is up and gone when she gets up in the morning?

10. What keeps Mrs. Metcalf so busy that Annie has learned to play alone or to spend time at her grandparents' home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Annie's parents don't always agree. Write how they work out their differences. List specific examples of times when they disagree and how they come to an agreement.

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. Metcalf's attitudes change over the course of the novel. Describe her feelings at the beginning of the novel. List examples that show how she changes. Especially compare her attitude toward Andrew at the beginning and at the end of the novel. Explain why you think her attitude changes.

Essay Topic 3

Andrew enlists in the war voluntarily. As the son of a farmer, he could have stayed home. If Andrew could turn back the clock, do you think he would decide not to enlist? Do you think he is the type of person that would have felt he needed to serve regardless of the cost?Explain why or why not he would choose to enlist if he knew he would be horribly injured.

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