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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which building means the most to Annie as she grows up in this community?
(a) The library.
(b) The market.
(c) The funeral home.
(d) The fish market.

2. What does Annie believe has happened to her relationship with Gwen in Chapter 6?
(a) She is more mature than Gwen.
(b) She is both smarter and more mature than Gwen.
(c) She has no idea.
(d) She is smarter than Gwen.

3. What does Annie's mother serve her for breakfast in Chapter 7, hoping to get her to eat?
(a) Bread and butter with chocolate milk.
(b) Bread with cheese spread and chocolate milk.
(c) Bread and cheese slices with chocolate milk.
(d) Bread and jam with guava juice.

4. What does Annie try to rationalize in Chapter 6?
(a) How she can continue living with a brick in her stomach.
(b) Why she got into so much trouble in Chapter 5.
(c) How her mother could hate her and love her at the same time.
(d) How her feeling could feel so big but look so small.

5. What is Annie's physical condition at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) She has chicken pox and misses school immediately.
(b) She is healthy.
(c) She is ill, but still goes to school.
(d) She has measles but is contagious when she goes to school.

6. Where does the Obeah woman put cross marks in Chapter 7?
(a) On Annie's feet, stomach and forehead.
(b) On Annie's feet and hands.
(c) On all the doors in the house.
(d) On Annie's feet, knees, stomach, armpits and forehead.

7. In which subject does the new girl in Chapter 5 seem to have trouble?
(a) Island history.
(b) British history.
(c) English.
(d) Spanish.

8. What does Annie feel inside herself in Chapter 6?
(a) A heavy, black weight.
(b) Queasy in the pit of her stomach.
(c) A brick.
(d) Butterflies of anxiety.

9. Why does Annie's father stay home in chapter 7?
(a) He is tired from being up all night.
(b) He cares for Annie.
(c) He needs to build furniture.
(d) It's too wet to build houses.

10. What signs of specific illness does Mrs. John find in Annie in Chapter 7?
(a) None.
(b) High fever.
(c) Lingering cough.
(d) Sore throat.

11. What happens at the onset of Annie's illness in Chapter 7?
(a) A rainbow appears.
(b) Snowfall.
(c) Drought begins.
(d) Rains come.

12. Who is Annie's teacher in Chapter 5?
(a) Mrs. Neel.
(b) Miss Neel.
(c) Mrs. Edwards.
(d) Miss Edwards.

13. When Annie visualizes what she feels in Chapter 6, what size is it?
(a) The size of a bale of hay.
(b) The size of a thimble.
(c) The size of a guava.
(d) The size of a coconut.

14. What does Annie notice about her furniture, nightgown and linens?
(a) They are all antiques.
(b) They are all made by her parents.
(c) They are hand-me-downs.
(d) They all look alike.

15. Which friend does Annie feel obligated to see before leaving in Chapter 8?
(a) Ruth.
(b) The Red Girl.
(c) Gwen.
(d) Sonia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between Annie and her mother in Chapter 6?

2. What does Annie's textbook picture in Chapter 5?

3. What does Annie wear for her trip that has been blessed by the Obeah woman?

4. Who walks home with Annie after school in Chapter 6?

5. How old is Annie in Chapter 6?

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