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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the island on which this story takes place?
(a) Spanish peninsula.
(b) North America.
(c) Iceland.
(d) West Indies.

2. What gets Annie in trouble in Chapter 5?
(a) Writing a caption in her book.
(b) Speaking out of turn in class.
(c) Ripping out a page in her text book.
(d) Falling asleep in class.

3. How does Annie avoid Gwen in Chapter 6?
(a) She hangs out with Mineau instead.
(b) She volunteers to clean chalkboards after school.
(c) She leaves early so she will miss Gwen.
(d) She tells Gwen she must stay after school.

4. How does Annie travel to her new destination?
(a) By ship.
(b) By train.
(c) By plane.
(d) By ship, train and plane.

5. How old is Annie in Chapter 6?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

6. Who confronts Annie as she walks home alone one day in Chapter 6?
(a) Gwen.
(b) Annie's mother.
(c) A group of older girls.
(d) A group of boys.

7. What three things does Annie say she's tired of in Chapter 8?
(a) Endless sunshine, the smells of the market and her parents.
(b) Heavy rains, long droughts and the townspeople.
(c) Long droughts, school and illness.
(d) Endless sunshine, the smell of the sea, and her parents.

8. What secret does Annie not tell her parents?
(a) That she misses Gwen.
(b) That she doesn't like her nightgown.
(c) That she never plans to return home.
(d) That she is scared.

9. In Chapter 5, where is the new girl in Annie's school from?
(a) Dominica.
(b) England.
(c) Antigua.
(d) North America.

10. In Chapter 5, what inspires Annie's thoughts regarding the incident that got her into trouble?
(a) A letter Mrs. John wrote.
(b) A comment Mrs. John made to Mr. John.
(c) A comment made by Mrs. John to Mrs. John.
(d) A comment Annie heard her aunt say.

11. What is the emotion that Annie attaches to the feeling she has in Chapter 6?
(a) Mania.
(b) Worry.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Unhappiness.

12. What does Annie's textbook picture in Chapter 5?
(a) Columbus setting sail on the Mayflower.
(b) Columbus shaking hands with the king.
(c) Columbus shackled.
(d) Columbus talking with Native Americans.

13. How does the feeling begin in Chapter 6?
(a) Like a fine mist.
(b) Suddenly, like a bolt of lightning.
(c) Suddenly, like being hit by a guava.
(d) Gradually, like a prolonged storm.

14. Why does Annie's father think she is sick?
(a) From something inherited.
(b) From being vexed by the townspeople.
(c) From flirting with boys.
(d) From all the studying she's been doing.

15. What does Annie resent about her mother in Chapter 8?
(a) Her insistence on the Obeah superstitions.
(b) Her hypocrisy.
(c) Her hair.
(d) The time she spent with her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Annie's plans for lunchtime fail in Chapter 5?

2. What does Mr. John's consultant find wrong with Annie in Chapter 7?

3. Who is Annie's teacher in Chapter 5?

4. What is the topic of a play written by Mineau and Annie when they were younger children?

5. What class status does Annie achieve in all her subjects in Chapter 6?

(see the answer keys)

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