An American Childhood Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 126 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

An American Childhood Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 126 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How tall is Annie's father?
(a) 6'4".
(b) 5'7".
(c) 4'11".
(d) 5'10".

2. What does Annie claim is at the forefront of her thoughts, and world, as a child?
(a) Politics.
(b) Imagination.
(c) Boys.
(d) Vanity.

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

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

5. What does Annie think might happen to her if she and her friend are caught putting things on the train tracks?
(a) She thinks they might be given up for adoption.
(b) She thinks they might get grounded.
(c) She thinks they might get expelled from school.
(d) She thinks they might be sent to jail.

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

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

8. 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 is deeply embarrassed.
(b) She has no idea who this man is.
(c) She thinks he had impeccable manners.
(d) She thinks his behavior is extremely inappropriate.

9. Which of the following items does Annie find while digging in an alley near her home?
(a) An Indian arrowhead.
(b) A piece of pottery.
(c) A seashell.
(d) An old coin.

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

11. What does Annie throw at a car as a child?
(a) A snowball.
(b) A book.
(c) A baseball.
(d) A rock.

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

13. Why isn't Annie allowed to play with the Sheehy children?
(a) Because they are religious.
(b) Because they are racist.
(c) Because they are poor.
(d) Because they are unintelligent.

14. Which of the following men does Annie fear through her childhood, comparing him to a raven that scattered curses?
(a) Mr. Mariangdom.
(b) Averroes Nix.
(c) Doc Hall.
(d) Father O'Reilly.

15. After returning from the Mississippi, where does Annie's father find a job?
(a) At a film studio.
(b) At a televisions station.
(c) At a radio station.
(d) At a newspaper.

Short Answer Questions

1. While at the zoo, what lie does Mother tell to a young man and his wife?

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

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

4. What is the first object Annie attempts to draw in still-life?

5. How long is Annie's father away, traveling to his dream city?

(see the answer keys)

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