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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Annie start bringing to the park to give to homeless people living there?
(a) Food.
(b) Books.
(c) Blankets.
(d) Shoes.

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

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

5. What is the topic of the first book Annie borrows from a friend's house?
(a) Sculpting.
(b) Photography.
(c) Painting.
(d) Drawing.

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

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

8. Which of the following is NOT an adjective Annie uses to describe the boys at her weekly lessons?
(a) Beastly.
(b) Overweight.
(c) Drooling.
(d) Clumsy.

9. Which of the following founding fathers first scouted the city of Pittsburgh?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) George Washington.
(c) James Madison.
(d) John Adams.

10. In which city does Annie's father finally give up his dream and return home?
(a) Louisville.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Detroit.
(d) Green Bay.

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

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

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

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

15. What is the name of the African-American man who works for Oma at the lake house?
(a) Henry.
(b) Harry.
(c) Humphry.
(d) Herbert.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following animals does Annie imagine running the full-length of Pittsburgh?

2. What sport does Annie play throughout her childhood?

3. When the middle-aged woman sees Annie trying to fly, how does she react?

4. Which of the following characters is described as "filled with various quaint sayings, stories, lyrics from songs"?

5. Which of the following men does Annie fear through her childhood, comparing him to a raven that scattered curses?

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