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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 insects most terrifies Annie as a child?
(a) Beetles.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Ants.
(d) Mosquitoes.

2. What does Annie love about the Bible verses she memorizes as a child?
(a) The promises.
(b) The images.
(c) The strength.
(d) The lyricism.

3. What is the oldest rock known to man?
(a) The Dalmation bluestone.
(b) The Labrador greenstone.
(c) The Daschund yellowstone.
(d) The redstone Retriever.

4. Why does Annie inherit the rock collection?
(a) The previous owner grew allergic to it.
(b) The previous owner no longer had time for it.
(c) The previous owner was no longer interested in it.
(d) It had grown too large for the previous owner.

5. What major thing does Annie quit when she is a teenager?
(a) High School.
(b) The softball team.
(c) Her first job.
(d) The church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Island where Annie and Father go to sell his boat?

2. What is the name of the pastor of Annie's church?

3. What does Annie find most fascinating when reading biographies?

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

5. Where is the ghetto Annie is most interested in when studying WWII?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens to Oma after Opa died?

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

6. What Bible verse strikes a particular cord with Annie and her imagination?

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

8. How does Annie start her insect collection?

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

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

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