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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) Mrs. John.
(b) Annie.
(c) Mr. John.
(d) Miss Oatie.

2. Which story always makes Annie and her father cry?
(a) The story of the death of Mr. John's grandmother.
(b) The story of Mrs. John fighting with her father.
(c) The story of how Mr. John was orphaned at birth.
(d) The story of how Mr. and Mrs. John met.

3. What is Annie's reaction to the first dead person she sees?
(a) Disgusted.
(b) Pleased that the dead person simply looked like a resting live person.
(c) Indifferent because she'd never seen that person alive.
(d) Scared.

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

5. Who can always make Mr. John laugh?
(a) Ma Chess.
(b) Annie.
(c) Mrs. John.
(d) The Obeah woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Annie's friends is known as a dunce?

2. In Chapter 1, what was Annie supposed to have picked up on her way home from school instead of going to a funeral?

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

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

5. Who builds Nalda's coffin?

(see the answer key)

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