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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's mother teach her at the market?
(a) How to sell crafts they make together.
(b) Which grains to buy for their special bath.
(c) How to buy the best fish, fruit, and butter.
(d) How to negotiate a better price.

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

3. What upsets Annie when she and her mother visit the fabric store in Chapter 2?
(a) They don't have enough matching fabric.
(b) Annie doesn't want to go to the fabric store.
(c) They don't buy matching fabric for dresses.
(d) Her mom picks out ugly fabric.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wants to vex Annie and her mother?

2. How do the women who are mean to Annie and her mother act when they see Mr. John?

3. How does Annie buy her dunce friend treats at recess?

4. In Chapter 1, who tucks Annie in on the night she is punished for lying?

5. What is Annie's observation when she sees the dead girl who is her own age?

(see the answer key)

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