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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following libraries does Annie visit regularly, and note the sign on the entrance that states "Free to the People"?
(a) Carnegie Library.
(b) Oakfield Library.
(c) Squirrel Hill Library.
(d) Homewood Library.

2. What does Annie claim is at the forefront of her thoughts, and world, as a child?
(a) Politics.
(b) Imagination.
(c) Boys.
(d) Vanity.

3. To which city does Annie's father dream of traveling to?
(a) Las Vegas.
(b) Nashville.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) New York City.

4. During which season of the year do Annie and her sisters move in with their grandparents?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

5. Which part of Annie's parents' bodies is she obsessed with as a child of five?
(a) Their hair.
(b) Their eyes.
(c) Their skin.
(d) Their teeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Annie when her parents move to a new house on Richland Lane?

2. Which book by Robert Lewis Stevenson is Annie reading when her father announces he will be taking a trip down the Mississippi?

3. What does Annie start bringing to the park to give to homeless people living there?

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

5. When Annie Dillard imagines everything leaving her brain, what is the one thing she thinks will remain?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Annie feel about the boys she takes dance lessons with in school?

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

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

4. What jobs does Father have after he returns from his failed trip down the Mississippi?

5. How does Annie feel about the Catholic religion as a child?

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

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

8. How does Annie explore the skin of her parents?

9. How does Annie react to each of her sisters when they were born?

10. What is Oma's greatest desire for her family?

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