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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Pages 73 through 100.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fascinates Annie most about the book "The Fields and Streams of Pittsburgh"?
(a) The photograph on the cover.
(b) The author's names.
(c) The check-out card.
(d) The paper binding.

2. Which of the following is NOT a name of one of the Dillard girls?
(a) Pam.
(b) Marie.
(c) Molly.
(d) Amy.

3. What is the first object Annie attempts to draw in still-life?
(a) A riding crop.
(b) A soccer ball.
(c) A baseball glove.
(d) A tennis shoe.

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

5. What religion does the Sheehy family practice?
(a) Hinduism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Judaism.
(d) Buddhism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of school does Annie attend as a child?

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

3. Which of the following founding fathers first scouted the city of Pittsburgh?

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

5. How many rivers meet at the center of Pittsburgh?

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