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

2. Which of the following mountain ranges cuts through Pennsylvania?
(a) Bighorn Mountains.
(b) Appalachian Mountains.
(c) Laramie Mountains.
(d) Rocky Mountains.

3. What is the name of Annie's fifth grade teacher?
(a) Mrs. Finster.
(b) Mrs. DeYoung.
(c) Mrs. Callaghy.
(d) Mrs. McVicker.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who inherited the billion-dollar company Andrew Carnegie started?

2. Which of the following is NOT something Annie thinks all martyr's carry in their heart?

3. What does Annie credit for luring her out of her troubled teenage years?

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

5. From whom does Annie inherit a rock collection?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Oma after Opa died?

2. What realization about death does Annie have while reading biographies?

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

4. Who is Andrew Carnegie, and what impact did he have on the city of Pittsburgh?

5. Who are Louis Pasteur and Jonas Salk?

6. How does Opa die?

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

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

9. What types of things does Mother fight for within her social circles?

10. How are Annie's views on the realities of WWII different than her views of the French-Indian War?

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