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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Annie accidentally see that disturbs her greatly?
(a) Her parents making love.
(b) A girl that was unruly.
(c) A dead bird.
(d) Her dead uncle.

2. Why does Mr. John bathe in cold water?
(a) Cold water soothes the bruises he gets from work.
(b) He believes it will strengthen his back.
(c) Cold water doesn't irritate his skin.
(d) There's no way to heat the water.

3. How old is Annie in Chapter 1?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

4. Why won't Annie let her mother touch her?
(a) Because she has a wart that was a vex on her.
(b) Because she hasn't washed her hands.
(c) Because she bathed and dressed the dead girl.
(d) Because she burned her hand.

5. Who bathes and dresses Nalda for her funeral?
(a) The Obeah woman.
(b) Nalda's own mother.
(c) Mrs. John.
(d) Annie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What special items are in Mrs. John's travel trunk now?

2. How is the community notified of a death?

3. What can Annie see in the distance from her family's vacation home?

4. For what reason does Annie and her mother take the "special" baths?

5. Who does most of the talking during lunchtime conversations at Annie's house?

(see the answer key)

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