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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Rat Island.
(d) The trips she and her mother took to the market.

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

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

4. Which story always makes Annie and her father cry?
(a) The story of Mrs. John fighting with her father.
(b) The story of the death of Mr. John's grandmother.
(c) The story of how Mr. John was orphaned at birth.
(d) The story of how Mr. and Mrs. John met.

5. What does Annie accidentally see that disturbs her greatly?
(a) A dead bird.
(b) Her dead uncle.
(c) A girl that was unruly.
(d) Her parents making love.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, who dies that is Annie's age?

2. Why is Annie punished in Chapter 4?

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

4. What is Gwen's last name?

5. Which member of the John family sleeps late during the summers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of "odd things" happen in Chapter 2 at the John's home that made the Obeah woman confirm that evil spirits had been sent to their house?

2. What hypocrisy does Annie struggle to understand regarding her mother?

3. Why do some of the market vendors beg Mrs. John to return the next day?

4. In Chapter 1, Annie is supposed to pick up fish on her way home but did not. How does Mrs. John get the fish?

5. What announcement does Mr. John make at dinner in Chapter 6?

6. What helps Annie visualize how Miss Charlotte must look dead?

7. What does the illustration in Annie's text book show in Chapter 5?

8. What inspires Annie to pen the words that get her in trouble in Chapter 5?

9. How does Gwen initiate the friendship that develops between her and Annie?

10. What news is given by the teacher in Chapter 3 that delights Annie?

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