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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following best describes Pittsburgh when it first sprung up as a settlement?
(a) Covered with trees and vegetation.
(b) Filled with wildflower fields.
(c) Bare and deserted.
(d) Mountainous, stony landscape.

3. What is the name of the pilot in Father's favorite book, "Life on the Mississippi"?
(a) Mr. Pennywise.
(b) Mr. Bixby.
(c) Mr. Loo.
(d) Mr. Trafalger.

4. When Annie Dillard imagines everything leaving her brain, what is the one thing she thinks will remain?
(a) Topology.
(b) The state capitals.
(c) Her own name.
(d) The faces of her loved ones.

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

6. In which century was the city of Pittsburgh founded?
(a) 16th century.
(b) 18th century.
(c) 19th century.
(d) 17th century.

7. How does Annie feel when her mother brings her to meet the neighborhood nuns?
(a) Confused.
(b) Excited.
(c) Apapthetic.
(d) Terrifed.

8. Whose rights does Mother spend her lifetime fighting for?
(a) The rights of African-Americans.
(b) The rights of illegal immigrants.
(c) The rights of the poor.
(d) Women's rights.

9. Where does Annie beg her parents to let her sleep, which they finally allow?
(a) In the basement.
(b) In the treefort.
(c) In the attic.
(d) In the closet.

10. Which of the following animals does Annie imagine running the full-length of Pittsburgh?
(a) A bat.
(b) A chipmunk.
(c) A deer.
(d) A squirrel.

11. What type of lessons does Annie have to take with all the neighborhood children?
(a) Dance lessons.
(b) Piano lessons.
(c) Riding lessons.
(d) Singing lessons.

12. Which of the following sports does Jo Anne Sheehy participate in?
(a) Lacrosse.
(b) Field hockey.
(c) Water polo.
(d) Ice skating.

13. 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 get grounded.
(b) She thinks they might be given up for adoption.
(c) She thinks they might get expelled from school.
(d) She thinks they might be sent to jail.

14. 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.

15. What are most of the houses in Annie's neighborhood constructed from?
(a) Plastic siding.
(b) Stucco.
(c) Cedar siding.
(d) Brick.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Annie throw at a car as a child?

3. What is the name of Annie's childhood school?

4. How does Annie's father plan to travel to the city of his dreams?

5. Which of the following is NOT a river in Pittsburgh?

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