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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what is the only real happy time Annie has?
(a) Time spent writing.
(b) Time spent dreaming.
(c) Time spent planning to run away.
(d) Time spent with Gwen.

2. Where is Annie's family living when the daughter of her mother's friend dies?
(a) On Dickenson Bay Street.
(b) On Fort Road.
(c) In Dominica.
(d) On Dickson Street.

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

4. Whose mother does not insist on daily hygiene?
(a) Annie's.
(b) Gwen's
(c) The Red Girl's.
(d) Sonia's.

5. In Chapter 3, what does Mrs. John say is to blame for Annie's bad dreams?
(a) Worrying about making friends.
(b) Eating unripe fruit before bed.
(c) Eating spicy foods.
(d) Worrying too much about death.

6. Why doesn't Annie like the essays her classmates write in Chapter 3?
(a) They are too long.
(b) They are not factual.
(c) They are based on true stories.
(d) They are frivolous and superficial.

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

8. How is the community notified of a death?
(a) On the local radio station.
(b) In the newspaper's obituary section.
(c) The church bell tolls.
(d) A town crier makes the announcement.

9. On which school team does Annie serve as captain in Chapter 3?
(a) Volleyball.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Softball.
(d) Cheerleading.

10. Annie and her Chapter 4 friend begin exchanging hard pinches and...
(a) Kicks.
(b) Hair pulling.
(c) Kisses.
(d) Slaps.

11. What kind of tree is Annie trying to get fruit from in Chapter 4?
(a) Banana.
(b) Guava.
(c) Apple.
(d) Coconut.

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

13. How does Annie buy presents for her Chapter 4 friend?
(a) Sneaks money from her mother's purse.
(b) Uses allowance money.
(c) Sneaks money from a safe at home.
(d) She makes presents for her.

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

15. What does Annie choose as the focus of her assignment?
(a) Living in their summer home.
(b) The trip she made to Dominica.
(c) The trips she and her mother took to the market.
(d) The trips she and her mother took to Rat Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which row does Annie sit on in her new classroom in Chapter 3?

2. What shoes are worn by the new friend Annie meets in Chapter 4?

3. Why is Annie so intrigued by the new friend she meets in Chapter 4?

4. What kind of gifts does Annie buy her Chapter 4 friend?

5. What excuses does Annie use to sneak away to meet her new friend in Chapter 4?

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