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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long is Annie's father away, traveling to his dream city?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Three years.
(d) Three months.

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

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

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

6. Which of the following is NOT a name of one of the Dillard girls?
(a) Pam.
(b) Molly.
(c) Amy.
(d) Marie.

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

8. How does Annie feel when she is approached by homeless people in the park?
(a) Confusion.
(b) Apathy.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Terror.

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

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

12. What is the name of the firm where Annie's father works?
(a) American Apparel.
(b) American Values.
(c) American Standard.
(d) American Refuge.

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

14. Which part of Annie's parents' bodies is she obsessed with as a child of five?
(a) Their hair.
(b) Their eyes.
(c) Their skin.
(d) Their teeth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following items does Annie describe in depth after the disaster strikes her neighborhood?

2. Which of the following modes of transportation is the newest edition to Annie's neighborhood in the late 1950's?

3. Which of the following libraries does Annie visit regularly, and note the sign on the entrance that states "Free to the People"?

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

5. How does the driver of the car Annie attacked react?

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