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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. According to Annie Dillard's studies, how old is the earth?
(a) 4.8 billion years old.
(b) 6.2 billion years old.
(c) 5.9 billion years old.
(d) 1.7 billion years old.

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

10. Which of the following industries did Andrew Carnegie start in Pittsburgh?
(a) Coal.
(b) Cars.
(c) Fashion.
(d) Steel.

11. 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.

12. What is the oldest rock known to man?
(a) The Daschund yellowstone.
(b) The redstone Retriever.
(c) The Labrador greenstone.
(d) The Dalmation bluestone.

13. Where is the place Annie most frequently met boys?
(a) On the street corner.
(b) At the mall.
(c) At the movie theater.
(d) At the country club.

14. How old was Andrew Carnegie when he became superintendent of the Pennsylvania railroad?
(a) 24.
(b) 34.
(c) 54.
(d) 44.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the moth in Annie's fifth grade class kept?

2. What is the name of Annie's fifth grade teacher?

3. Where is the ghetto Annie is most interested in when studying WWII?

4. Which of the following diseases did Louis Pasteur and Jonas Salk find a cure for?

5. How do Annie's parents feel about attending church each Sunday?

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