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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. How many rocks does Annie gather in her collection?
(a) 670.
(b) 450.
(c) 560.
(d) 340.

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

3. Where is the ghetto Annie is most interested in when studying WWII?
(a) Berlin, Germany.
(b) Stockholm, Sweeden.
(c) Warsaw, Poland.
(d) Moscow, Russia.

4. At which summer camp does Annie watch robins fledge with her friend, Judy Schoyer?
(a) Golden Arrow.
(b) Camp Roger.
(c) Paw Paw.
(d) Birch Run.

5. What is the name of the Island where Annie and Father go to sell his boat?
(a) Hibiscus Island.
(b) Carnegie Island.
(c) Golden Row Island.
(d) Nine-Mile Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last word Opa mutters before he dies?

2. What type of free classes does Annie take every Saturday for four years at the Carnegie Music Hall?

3. How does Annie feel about the rock collection when she inherits it?

4. What happens if a moth cannot immediately spread its wings after it emerges from its cocoon?

5. According to Annie Dillard's studies, how old is the earth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice about dancing does Mother give to Annie before she attends the Sewickley Dance?

2. How does Annie claim her world changes when she turns sixteen?

3. Who is Annie's date to the Sewickley Dance, and what do they do together?

4. What experience with butterflies stops Annie from continuing with her insect collection?

5. What horrifying sight does Annie see when she returns home from summer camp after a four week vacation from her bug collection?

6. What practical joke does Mother play on an unsuspecting young couple at the zoo?

7. What dangerous prank does Annie play on a local streetcar?

8. How does Annie feel about her mother's position in life?

9. What does Annie think the collection of fall leaves exemplifies in the imagination of children?

10. What happens during Annie's last visit with Oma?

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