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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 does Annie begin to realize about her mother and her mother's behavior after her second visit to St. John's?

2. Why does Annie's mother not want Annie to visit St. John's for a third time?

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

4. Why are Annie and her mother avoiding each other the evening after her mother returns from her trip?

5. What is the setting in Chapters 13 and 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Annie go to Colorado?

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

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

4. How was Andrew injured?

5. Grandfather has had a heart attack. How is Grandfather doing and what is the plan to help him get well?

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Grandfather and Grandmother have very different reactions to Paul's death. Write how their reactions differed when they first heard the news. List examples of other times when the author shows how differently they are coping with Uncle Paul's death. Explain why they might have different ways of coping. Do you think one method of dealing with Paul's death is better than another? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Examine how Ruth, Dr. Metcalf, Mrs. Metcalf, and Grandmother feel about the war memorial. Contrast their reactions and explain why the characters like or dislike the memorial. Explain what circumstances in their lives might have caused them to develop these opinions.

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