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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Page 39 through 69.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Pittsburgh when it first sprung up as a settlement?
(a) Bare and deserted.
(b) Filled with wildflower fields.
(c) Mountainous, stony landscape.
(d) Covered with trees and vegetation.

2. How long is Annie's father away, traveling to his dream city?
(a) Three years.
(b) Three days.
(c) Three months.
(d) Three weeks.

3. Which of the following is NOT a river in Pittsburgh?
(a) The Allegheney.
(b) The Monongahela.
(c) The Mississippi.
(d) The Ohio.

4. How does Annie's father plan to travel to the city of his dreams?
(a) By boat.
(b) On foot.
(c) By car.
(d) By plane.

5. Which of the following animals does Annie imagine running the full-length of Pittsburgh?
(a) A bat.
(b) A squirrel.
(c) A chipmunk.
(d) A deer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous park is Annie forbidden from visiting by her father?

2. Which book by Robert Lewis Stevenson is Annie reading when her father announces he will be taking a trip down the Mississippi?

3. Which of the following men does Annie fear through her childhood, comparing him to a raven that scattered curses?

4. What injury did Father sustain while fighting in the war?

5. Which of the following sports does Jo Anne Sheehy participate in?

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