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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following men invented the stove in Philadelphia in 1753?

2. What is the topic of the first book Annie borrows from a friend's house?

3. What does Mother think when Oma's butler picks Annie up at the library and swings her around in front of his friends?

4. Which of the following items does Annie describe in depth after the disaster strikes her neighborhood?

5. When the business man sees Annie trying to fly, how does he react?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened when Annie is caught throwing snowballs at a car?

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

4. As she is drawing, what realization does Annie come to about the way children view the world?

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

6. How do Annie's parents feel about jokes in the home?

7. What realizations about consciousness does Annie Dillard make while struggling with bouts of insomnia as a child?

8. How does Annie react when her mother forced her to greet the neighborhood nuns?

9. What stark winter memory does Annie have regarding Jo Anne Sheehy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As a teenager, Annie describes herself as wild and troubled. First, give at least two examples of behaviors which were considered unacceptable in Annie's household and what the consequences of these actions were in Annie's life. Then, explain how Annie saved herself from what she has described as a life of destruction?

Essay Topic 2

As a child, Annie collected many things. Give at least two examples of elaborate collections Annie created in her childhood, and what those collections meant to her. Then, explain how her childhood collections may have led Annie to a life of writing as an adult.

Essay Topic 3

In school, Annie's class hatches the larvae of a Polyphemus moth. First, explain Annie's emotions at the anticipation of the moth's hatching. Then, explain the devastating effects of captivity on the classroom moth. Finally, describe Annie's emotions when she sees the moth set free.

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