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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. Where does Annie beg her parents to let her sleep, which they finally allow?
(a) In the closet.
(b) In the attic.
(c) In the basement.
(d) In the treefort.

2. What is the name of the child who prompts Annie to make the attack on the passing car?
(a) Bettie-Jo Parnassus.
(b) Alexander Crumb.
(c) Mikey Fahey.
(d) Jo Anne Sheehy.

3. Which of the following men invented the stove in Philadelphia in 1753?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Alexander Cape.
(c) Thomas Edison.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

4. Which of the following instruments signals the evening news on the Dillard family radio?
(a) Xylophone.
(b) Harmonica.
(c) Harp.
(d) Accordian.

5. Which of the following founding fathers first scouted the city of Pittsburgh?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) James Madison.
(d) John Adams.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Annie Dillard imagines everything leaving her brain, what is the one thing she thinks will remain?

2. How does Annie feel when her mother brings her to meet the neighborhood nuns?

3. Which of the following types of trees line Annie's neighborhood streets?

4. Which of the following characters has a little black notebook used for recording great jokes?

5. During which season of the year do Annie and her sisters move in with their grandparents?

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