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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Cold water doesn't irritate his skin.
(d) There's no way to heat the water.

2. How does Annie feel in response to her teacher's reaction to the first essay she wrote in Chapter 3?
(a) Unhappy.
(b) Confused.
(c) Worried.
(d) Lightheaded with joy.

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

4. What does Annie believe will happen if she points at a dead person?
(a) Her fingers will drop off.
(b) Her finger will create sparks.
(c) Her hand will burn.
(d) Nothing.

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

6. What happens to Annie's Chapter 4 friend?
(a) She moves with her grandparents
(b) She joins the Royal Navy.
(c) She becomes a national hero for rescuing ships.
(d) She runs away on a ship.

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

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

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

10. Who does most of the talking during lunchtime conversations at Annie's house?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. John.
(b) All three.
(c) Annie and her father.
(d) Annie and her mother.

11. What is Gwen's last name?
(a) Jose.
(b) Joseph.
(c) Jones.
(d) Josef.

12. Who pinches Annie's arm on the way back to class after completing their assignment in Chapter 3?
(a) The teacher.
(b) Sonia.
(c) Gwen.
(d) Alberta.

13. Which row does Annie sit on in her new classroom in Chapter 3?
(a) First.
(b) Back.
(c) Third.
(d) Fourth.

14. What kind of gifts does Annie buy her Chapter 4 friend?
(a) Paper, envelopes and pens.
(b) An address book for her departure.
(c) Roses and stationery for a going away present.
(d) Combs, ribbons and pins.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which seat in the classroom is Annie's favorite?

2. What does Annie wonder while walking home from the dead girl's funeral in Chapter 1?

3. What does Annie accidentally see that disturbs her greatly?

4. What kind of tree is Annie trying to get fruit from in Chapter 4?

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

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