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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Annie when she runs down the street, trying to fly?
(a) 8 years old.
(b) 4 years old.
(c) 6 years old.
(d) 10 years old.

3. How old is Annie when she first borrowes "The Fields and Streams of Pittsburgh" from the library?
(a) 12 years old.
(b) 16 years old.
(c) 14 years old.
(d) 10 years old.

4. What is the name of Amy's friend who lets Annie ride on the back of his bicycle?
(a) Petey.
(b) Ricky.
(c) Johnny.
(d) Stevie.

5. When the middle-aged woman sees Annie trying to fly, how does she react?
(a) She ignores her completely.
(b) She encourages her with her eyes.
(c) She tells her she looks like a bird.
(d) She looks at her with embarrassment.

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

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

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

9. What does Oma tell Annie about money?
(a) That it is the source of all evil.
(b) That it is the only true joy in life.
(c) That it is dirty.
(d) That it is useless.

10. Which of the following wars is Annie first interested in?
(a) The Civil War.
(b) WWI.
(c) The French-Indian War.
(d) WWII.

11. What position did Father have during the war when he was fighting?
(a) 4-F.
(b) 6-R.
(c) 5-C.
(d) 2-J.

12. What injury did Father sustain while fighting in the war?
(a) Broken leg.
(b) Shattered ribs.
(c) Collapsed lung.
(d) Heart attack.

13. What does Mother think when Oma's butler picks Annie up at the library and swings her around in front of his friends?
(a) She thinks he had impeccable manners.
(b) She is deeply embarrassed.
(c) She thinks his behavior is extremely inappropriate.
(d) She has no idea who this man is.

14. While at the zoo, what lie does Mother tell to a young man and his wife?
(a) That the man has stolen Mother's wallet.
(b) That Mother used to babysit the man when he was a child.
(c) That the man is Mother's long-lost son.
(d) That Annie is the man's daughter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose rights does Mother spend her lifetime fighting for?

2. What does Annie think might happen to her if she and her friend are caught putting things on the train tracks?

3. What is the name of the African-American man who works for Oma at the lake house?

4. What is Mother's ethnic heritage?

5. Which of the following best describes Pittsburgh when it first sprung up as a settlement?

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