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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of the John family sleeps late during the summers?
(a) Miss Oatie.
(b) Mr. John.
(c) Mrs. John.
(d) Annie.

2. Why does Mr. Kenneth's gift to Annie please Mrs. John?
(a) Because it is free.
(b) Because it is good for Annie's teeth.
(c) Because it is good for Annie's red blood corpuscles.
(d) Because she has a crush on Mr. Kenneth.

3. Where does the John family stay during summer holiday?
(a) On a house boat.
(b) House on Fort Bay Street.
(c) House on Fort Road.
(d) House on Dickenson Bay Street.

4. What can Annie see in the distance from her family's vacation home?
(a) A furniture store.
(b) A guava tree.
(c) A cemetery.
(d) The produce market.

5. In Chapter 1, what was Annie supposed to have picked up on her way home from school instead of going to a funeral?
(a) Produce.
(b) Fish.
(c) Homework.
(d) Butter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Annie and her mother add to their "special" baths?

3. Why won't Annie let her mother touch her?

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

5. How does Mrs. John teach Annie to bleach the white clothes?

(see the answer key)

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