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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. How do Annie's parents feel about attending church each Sunday?

2. What event injures Annie, putting her in crutches with two busted knees?

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

4. Which of the following diseases gave Pittsburgh the highest death rate in the country?

5. Which of the following diseases did Louis Pasteur and Jonas Salk find a cure for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Opa die?

5. What happens to Oma after Opa died?

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

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

8. Which of Giacometti's sculptures most inspires Annie as an artist, and why?

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

10. Who are Louis Pasteur and Jonas Salk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Literature plays a large role in Annie's childhood. First, name at least two novels Annie was reading as a child and explain how the themes of these novels directly related to Annie's life. Do you think Annie's reading list as a ten-year-old child was age appropriate? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

When Annie is a child, a tornado sweeps through her neighborhood destroying everything in its path. First, describe Annie's reaction to the power of the storm. Then, describe the destructive effects of the storm on Annie's neighborhood, and explain which post-storm sight most affected Annie's emotions.

Essay Topic 3

Annie describes most of her interactions with boys through the dance lessons of her childhood. First, explain how Annie feels about the boys in Pittsburgh while she is a child. Then, explain how, and why, those feelings change as she matures into adulthood.

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