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

2. Why is Andrew having surgery?

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

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. Where do Annie's mother and her Uncle John go the evening after Annie's second visit to St. John's?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Henry Cook told Annie to stop asking questions about her uncle's death?

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

3. Why does Annie run when she learn how Uncle Paul died?

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

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

6. 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?

7. Annie's father is called out to St. John's one evening. As Annie gets ready to leave St. John's, Andrew kisses her goodbye. How did Andrew's kiss affect Annie?

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

9. How was Andrew injured?

10. 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?

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

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 3

Explain how the author uses foreshadowing regarding Uncle Paul's death. List examples of where the author uses foreshadowing to make you question the circumstances behind his death.

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