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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city is the focus of Annie's thoughts in the epilogue of the memoir?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Pittsburgh.

2. What color hair does the boy have that Annie first falls in love with?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

3. While on the island with her father, what does Annie realize for the first time?
(a) That her father is a man.
(b) That her father is human, just like her.
(c) That her father has his own dreams.
(d) That her father doesn't always tell the truth.

4. Which of the following materials is Annie's house made of and is the material that she frequently thinks about during air raid drills?
(a) Brick.
(b) Stone.
(c) Wood.
(d) Plastic.

5. Where is the moth in Annie's fifth grade class kept?
(a) In a jar.
(b) In a box.
(c) In an aquarium.
(d) In a brown paper bag.

6. What is the one time Oma remembers Opa being angry with her?
(a) When she was dancing.
(b) When she was cleaning.
(c) When she was cooking.
(d) When she was driving.

7. During air raid drills in school, where are the students expected to "duck and cover"?
(a) Under their desks.
(b) In the basement of the school.
(c) In the school gymnasium.
(d) In the school hallways.

8. In which state did scientists find blue beryl crystals from 18-27 feet long?
(a) South Carolina.
(b) California.
(c) Washington.
(d) Maine.

9. What is the name of Annie's fifth grade teacher?
(a) Mrs. Callaghy.
(b) Mrs. McVicker.
(c) Mrs. DeYoung.
(d) Mrs. Finster.

10. Which of the following tests is NOT performed to identify rocks??
(a) An acid test.
(b) A water test.
(c) A hardness test.
(d) A scratch test.

11. How long does Annie reckon her family can live solely on the food in their freezer?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) Two days.
(d) Two years.

12. Which of the following rocks is Annie's favorite?
(a) Ruby granites.
(b) Pale oolite.
(c) Dry red cinnabar.
(d) Dark wavy serpentine.

13. Which of the following is NOT a book Annie read while studying WWII?
(a) The Wall.
(b) Exodus.
(c) The Diary of a Young Girl.
(d) Mein Kompf.

14. As a teenager, what is Annie shocked to see had gotten so large in the boys of classroom?
(a) Their hearts.
(b) Their feet.
(c) Their hands.
(d) Their egos.

15. Which of the following is NOT an industry Pittsburgh is known for in the 1960's?
(a) Coal.
(b) Steel.
(c) Coca-Cola.
(d) Aluminum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man who first owned Annie's rock collection?

2. What type of tumor does Opa battle until he finally dies?

3. What does Annie claim she seeks most when she picks up a book?

4. How many libraries did Andrew Carnegie build in his lifetime?

5. Where was Gene Stratton Porter, the author of "Moths of the Limberlost" born?

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