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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mother do for a living?
(a) She is a nurse.
(b) She is a writer.
(c) She is a teacher.
(d) She is a housewife.

2. Where do the Sheehys live in proximity to the Dillards?
(a) Across the street.
(b) Next door.
(c) Around the corner.
(d) Behind them.

3. Which of the following types of trees line Annie's neighborhood streets?
(a) Poplars.
(b) Maples.
(c) Elms.
(d) Oaks.

4. What is the name of Annie's childhood school?
(a) The Ellis school.
(b) The Mercia school.
(c) The Taff school.
(d) The Sykes school.

5. Where is Annie when she sees her first rose-breasted grosbeak?
(a) At the lake house.
(b) At the country club.
(c) At summer camp.
(d) At the zoo.

6. During which decade does Annie's childhood take place?
(a) 1950's.
(b) 1960's.
(c) 1940's.
(d) 1970's.

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

8. How does the driver of the car Annie attacked react?
(a) He called Annie's parents.
(b) He ignored the attack and continued driving.
(c) He chased Annie through the neighborhood.
(d) He shouted vulgarities from the car window.

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

10. What is the name of Annie's favorite baseball team?
(a) The Yankees.
(b) The Red Sox.
(c) The Pirates.
(d) The Mets.

11. How old are Annie's parents when Annie thinks they are "saggy and decrepit"?
(a) In their twenties.
(b) In their thirties.
(c) In their fifties.
(d) In their forties.

12. When Annie is fixated on the war, what does she look up into the sky, searching for?
(a) Bombs.
(b) Airplanes.
(c) Omens.
(d) Parachuters.

13. Which of the following horror movies does Annie's father have an acting role in?
(a) Children of the Corn.
(b) Night of the Living Dead.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Friday the 13th.

14. What ethnicity are the Sheehys?
(a) English.
(b) Scottish.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Irish.

15. How does Annie feel about her mother's intelligence?
(a) She feels her mother's intelligence is wasted.
(b) She feels her mother's intelligence could rival the greatest thinkers of her time.
(c) She feels her mother's intelligence is hidden beneath her beauty.
(d) She feels her mother is funny, but not very intelligent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the pilot in Father's favorite book, "Life on the Mississippi"?

2. How old is Annie when her parents move to a new house on Richland Lane?

3. Which of the following wars is Annie first interested in?

4. In which century was the city of Pittsburgh founded?

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

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