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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 is NOT something Annie thinks all martyr's carry in their heart?

2. Which of the following is NOT a city where boys of good crop come from?

3. Which of the following is NOT one of Annie's favorite magazines?

4. What color hair does the boy have that Annie first falls in love with?

5. How does Annie feel about the rock collection when she inherits it?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who are Louis Pasteur and Jonas Salk?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Annie decided to title her memoir "An American Childhood." Do you think this is a fitting title for her memoir? Why or why not? Do you think Annie's experiences can speak for the typical American child? Why or why not? How does Annie manage to write about American childhoods even though she is writing from an extremely privileged socioeconomic status?

Essay Topic 2

Organized religion is a constant theme throughout Annie's memoir. First, explain Annie's relationship to Catholicism as a child. Then, compare / contrast the Catholicism of Annie's childhood to the Protestantism of her adulthood. How did Annie's relationship with organized religion change as she matured into adulthood?

Essay Topic 3

When Annie is visiting the Smokey Islands with her father, she is introduced to the locking system of the rivers. First, explain the function of the locking systems in rivers. Then, describe Annie's reaction to the locking systems, and how the knowledge of these systems altered her relationship with Father forever.

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