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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. How was Andrew injured?

2. Where did Uncle Paul die, according to Lieutenant McFarland?

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

4. What will be done for Timothy's condition soon?

5. What is the outcome of Andrew's surgery?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 18, why does Annie feel like she might lose control?

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

3. 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?

4. Why does Andrew's father refuse to visit?

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

6. When Annie learns her mother has returned, why do you think Andrew tells Annie to be "Gallant under fire"?

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

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

9. 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?

10. How was Andrew injured?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

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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