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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Annie stop playing with the dunce girl?
(a) She doesn't like the girl's poor manners.
(b) All the answers are correct.
(c) It seems shameful that her mother died and leaves the girl alone.
(d) She is tired of the other girls making fun of her for being the girl's friend.

2. Who gives Annie permission to attend her classmate's funeral?
(a) Ma Chess.
(b) No one.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

3. What do Annie and her mother do every day after lunch?
(a) Clean dishes and settle into their afternoon routine.
(b) Nap until Mr. John comes home from work.
(c) Clean the dishes and then do laundry.
(d) Clean the dishes and then go to the market.

4. Where is Annie's family living when the daughter of her mother's friend dies?
(a) In Dominica.
(b) On Dickenson Bay Street.
(c) On Fort Road.
(d) On Dickson Street.

5. What does Annie believe will happen if she points at a dead person?
(a) Her hand will burn.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Her finger will create sparks.
(d) Her fingers will drop off.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of the John family sleeps late during the summers?

2. Which story always makes Annie and her father cry?

3. Why does the dunce girl miss school for a short while?

4. Who can always make Mr. John laugh?

5. Who wants to vex Annie and her mother?

(see the answer key)

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