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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. What is the name of the marble statue Annie visits every Saturday?
(a) Man Thinking.
(b) Man Walking.
(c) Man Rejoicing.
(d) Man Sleeping.

2. Which of the following diseases gave Pittsburgh the highest death rate in the country?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Typhoid.
(c) Yellow fever.
(d) Small pox.

3. Why is Annie suspended from school?
(a) For skipping class,
(b) For smoking.
(c) For drinking.
(d) For vandalism.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Annie is a teenager, who is she most concerned with pleasing?

2. For what problem does Annie meet with her pastor to discuss?

3. What type of car does Oma's friend Maria drive?

4. What was Andrew Carnegie's job when he first moved to Pittsburgh?

5. Which of the following mountain ranges cuts through Pennsylvania?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the introduction of streetcars alter the topography of Annie's neighborhood?

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

3. What does Annie find most fascinating about the French-Indian War?

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

5. What happens during the air raid drills in Annie's school?

6. Who does Annie fall in love with while at the Sewickley Dance?

7. What does Annie imagine life would be like if an atom bomb were dropped on her neighborhood?

8. What fantasies about food rationing does Annie frequently have as a child?

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

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

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