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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of poets are Annie's favorite?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) English.
(d) Native-American.

2. Which of the following men was known for his motto: "Put all your eggs in one basket, and then watch that basket."
(a) Andrew Mellon.
(b) Henry Clay Frick.
(c) Andrew Carnegie.
(d) J.P. Morgan.

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

4. How does Annie feel about having to attend church on Sundays?
(a) She hates it.
(b) She does not attend church.
(c) She enjoys her time.
(d) She is fascinated by it.

5. Which of the following kings offered Andrew Carnegie a title, which he refused?
(a) Henry VIII.
(b) Edward VII.
(c) Charles II.
(d) Richard III.

6. What type of car does Oma's friend Maria drive?
(a) A Cadillac.
(b) A BMW.
(c) A Porsche.
(d) A Mustang.

7. Which of the following insects slides into Annie's nightgown while she was reading, making her skin crawl?
(a) An earwig.
(b) A centipede.
(c) A butterfly.
(d) A cockroach.

8. While studying about WWII, what is a constant fantasy in Annie's mind?
(a) Being the one to set off an atomic bomb.
(b) Marrying a foreign soldier.
(c) Freeing Jews from the concentration camps.
(d) Having to live off food rations.

9. What is the name of Annie's friend who acts as a detective with her?
(a) Pin.
(b) Din.
(c) Fin.
(d) Lin.

10. How does Annie feel about the rock collection when she inherits it?
(a) She falls in love with it instantly.
(b) She is overwhelmed with its weight and size.
(c) She is confused by it.
(d) She thinks it was boring.

11. Which of the following insects most terrifies Annie as a child?
(a) Mosquitoes.
(b) Beetles.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Ants.

12. 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 driving.
(d) When she was cooking.

13. Which of the following diseases did Louis Pasteur and Jonas Salk find a cure for?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Mumps.
(c) Scarlet Fever.
(d) Polio.

14. 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.

15. Who inherited the billion-dollar company Andrew Carnegie started?
(a) Andrew Carnegie II.
(b) Drue Heinz.
(c) Henry Clay Frick.
(d) J.P. Morgan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does cracked arsenic smell like?

2. For what problem does Annie meet with her pastor to discuss?

3. Where is the place Annie most frequently met boys?

4. What does Annie claim that young children have no sense of?

5. During air raid drills in school, where are the students expected to "duck and cover"?

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