View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mother think when Oma's butler picks Annie up at the library and swings her around in front of his friends?
(a) She thinks he had impeccable manners.
(b) She has no idea who this man is.
(c) She is deeply embarrassed.
(d) She thinks his behavior is extremely inappropriate.

2. Where does Annie go to watch the effects of the disaster on her neighborhood?
(a) The bomb shelter.
(b) The kitchen window.
(c) The roof.
(d) The basement.

3. What injury did Father sustain while fighting in the war?
(a) Broken leg.
(b) Shattered ribs.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Collapsed lung.

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

5. How does Annie feel about her mother's intelligence?
(a) She feels her mother's intelligence could rival the greatest thinkers of her time.
(b) She feels her mother is funny, but not very intelligent.
(c) She feels her mother's intelligence is wasted.
(d) She feels her mother's intelligence is hidden beneath her beauty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the middle-aged woman sees Annie trying to fly, how does she react?

3. Which of the following best describes Pittsburgh when it first sprung up as a settlement?

4. Which of the following horror movies does Annie's father have an acting role in?

5. In which century was the city of Pittsburgh founded?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Annie perform when she plays baseball with the boys?

2. How does Father react when Annie digs up an old coin in the alleyway near their home?

3. What is Annie Dillard's father's greatest dream in life?

4. What is Annie shocked to realize when she first attempts to draw her baseball mitt ?

5. What happened when Annie is caught throwing snowballs at a car?

6. How does Oma feel about Annie scrounging for money on the beach?

7. How does Henry greet Annie and her mother when he spots them at the Homewood Library?

8. What fascinates Annie most about the library books she checks out?

9. How was the city of Pittsburgh founded?

10. What does Annie remember most about the destruction of her neighborhood from the tornado?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 913 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample