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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many millions of dollars did Andrew Carnegie donate to the city of Pittsburgh before he died?
(a) 150 million.
(b) 50 million.
(c) 350 million.
(d) 250 million.

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

4. Which of the following is NOT a piece of equipment Annie uses to make her bug collection?
(a) Glass-headed pins.
(b) A trophy display case.
(c) A killing jar.
(d) A net.

5. From whom does Annie inherit a rock collection?
(a) The grocer.
(b) The paper boy.
(c) The chimney sweep.
(d) The milk man.

6. Which of the following great lakes did Annie grow up nearest to?
(a) Lake Ontario.
(b) Lake Huron.
(c) Lake Erie.
(d) Lake Superior.

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

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

9. What does Annie claim she seeks most when she picks up a book?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Character.
(c) Language.
(d) Imagination.

10. What type of tumor does Opa battle until he finally dies?
(a) A tumor on the heart.
(b) A tumor on the spine.
(c) A brain tumor.
(d) A tumor in the stomach.

11. When staring at the marble statues in the public library, what body part is Annie particularly fascinated with?
(a) The eyes.
(b) The hands.
(c) The noses.
(d) The legs.

12. What color is bauxite, or aluminum ore?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Silver.
(d) Gold.

13. In what industry did Andrew Mellon make his millions of dollars?
(a) Copper.
(b) Aluminum.
(c) Glass.
(d) Electricity.

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

15. Where did the Carnegie family emigrate from?
(a) Wales.
(b) Ireland.
(c) England.
(d) Scotland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the marble statue Annie visits every Saturday?

2. As a teenager, what is Annie shocked to see had gotten so large in the boys of classroom?

3. Which of the following authors was good friends with Andrew Carnegie, and wrote to him in regards to the much needed river dam in the city?

4. How does Annie "memorize" the faces of her suspects?

5. How old was Andrew Carnegie when he became superintendent of the Pennsylvania railroad?

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