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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Pages 178 through 204.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following types of music is Annie's father most interested in?
(a) Blues.
(b) Opera.
(c) Country.
(d) Jazz.

2. While on the island with her father, what does Annie realize for the first time?
(a) That her father is a man.
(b) That her father is human, just like her.
(c) That her father doesn't always tell the truth.
(d) That her father has his own dreams.

3. What is Mother's ethnic heritage?
(a) Danish.
(b) French.
(c) Sweedish.
(d) Scottish.

4. During which month of the year did Hitler die?
(a) October.
(b) February.
(c) July.
(d) April.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Mother's favorite joke, the one that takes two days to tell, what does the little black poodle bring back to the train car?

2. What is the word Annie discovers during her rock tests that means "to fly away"?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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