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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Annie's friends is known as a dunce?
(a) Gwen.
(b) Mary.
(c) Sonia.
(d) Charlotte.

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

3. What does Annie wonder while walking home from the dead girl's funeral in Chapter 1?
(a) If the dead girl knows Annie was there.
(b) If the dead girl will come for her.
(c) If the girl was really, truly dead.
(d) If the dead girl could hear the people at the funeral.

4. Who wants to vex Annie and her mother?
(a) The Obeah woman.
(b) Ma Chess.
(c) Annie's grandfather.
(d) Other women who had children by Mr. John.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the John family stay during summer holiday?

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

3. Who reared Mr. John?

4. On which island do Mrs. John's parents live?

5. What do Annie and her mother do every day after lunch?

(see the answer key)

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