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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 does Annie write a letter to her grandfather after her third visit to St. John's?

2. The evening that Annie and her father go back to St. John's, what does Andrew promise to do for Annie?

3. Although Annie is busy this summer and enjoying herself, why does she have times when she feels guilty?

4. Annie is back in school now. Where is Andrew going soon?

5. What bothers Andrew about the special celebration to be held on Armistice Day?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Andrew need to go away soon?

6. Why doesn't starting high school scare Annie?

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

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

9. Why doesn't Annie go to Colorado?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dr. Metcalf says that "all the treaties in the world won't end the war for [the soldiers]." What do you think Dr. Metcalf meant by that? List reasons why the war is not over for the wounded soldiers. Show incidents from the novel that show how the soldiers are still in a battle.

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

Throughout the novel, the characters deal with several internal and external struggles. Provide examples of these struggles and explain how they are resolved at the end of the novel.

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