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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, who tucks Annie in on the night she is punished for lying?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) No one.

3. Which neighbor dies in Chapter 1?
(a) Nalda.
(b) Miss Sonia.
(c) Miss Charlotte.
(d) Ma Chess.

4. How does the other girl retrieve the fruit in Chapter 4?
(a) She recites a spell to make it fall.
(b) She throws a bigger rock at it.
(c) She shakes the tree.
(d) She climbs the tree.

5. Who falls in love in Chapter 3?
(a) Annie and Kenneth.
(b) Annie and Mineau.
(c) Annie and Gwen.
(d) Mr. Kenneth and Mrs. John.

6. Why is Annie sent home from school one day in Chapter 3?
(a) She is caught playing marbles.
(b) She gets into a fight.
(c) She falls and breaks her arm.
(d) She faints in class.

7. Why is Annie punished in Chapter 4?
(a) For lying about her new friend.
(b) For throwing a tantrum.
(c) For cheating on a test.
(d) For playing marbles at school.

8. What color hair does the girl have that Annie meets in Chapter 4?
(a) Silver.
(b) Copper.
(c) Angel-white.
(d) Golden.

9. On which island do Mrs. John's parents live?
(a) Maui.
(b) Dominica.
(c) Bermuda.
(d) Antigua.

10. Why won't Annie let her mother touch her?
(a) Because she has a wart that was a vex on her.
(b) Because she bathed and dressed the dead girl.
(c) Because she burned her hand.
(d) Because she hasn't washed her hands.

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

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

13. Why does Annie buy gifts for her Chapter 4 friend?
(a) She wants the friend to be indebted to her.
(b) She feels guilty about how much she has.
(c) She just wants to buy her things.
(d) She is intimidated into buying her things.

14. How is Annie trying to get fruit out of the tree in Chapter 4?
(a) By using Obeah spells to make it fall.
(b) By shaking the tree to make it drop.
(c) By throwing rocks at it to knock it down.
(d) By climbing the tree to pick it.

15. What causes Mrs. John to leave her parents' home?
(a) A desire to become a nurse.
(b) An urge to travel.
(c) An argument with her father.
(d) An argument with her mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the teacher do with Annie's essay in Chapter 3?

2. In Annie's dream, what do she and her friend do for fun after the shipwreck?

3. What is the typical summer lunch at Annie's house?

4. Who does Annie meet for the first time at the fruit tree in Chapter 4?

5. What does Annie believe will happen if she points at a dead person?

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