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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. How is Annie trying to get fruit out of the tree in Chapter 4?
(a) By using Obeah spells to make it fall.
(b) By climbing the tree to pick it.
(c) By shaking the tree to make it drop.
(d) By throwing rocks at it to knock it down.

2. How do the women who are mean to Annie and her mother act when they see Mr. John?
(a) They try to trip him.
(b) The same way.
(c) Like they don't know him.
(d) They also throw things at him.

3. How old was Mrs. John when she left her parents' home?
(a) 18.
(b) 14.
(c) 10.
(d) 16.

4. Why does Annie buy gifts for her Chapter 4 friend?
(a) She just wants to buy her things.
(b) She feels guilty about how much she has.
(c) She is intimidated into buying her things.
(d) She wants the friend to be indebted to her.

5. What does the teacher do with Annie's essay in Chapter 3?
(a) Sends it home.
(b) Puts it on a library shelf for other students to use as reference.
(c) Puts a sticky star on it.
(d) Criticizes it in class in front of all the students.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the other girl retrieve the fruit in Chapter 4?

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

3. In which chapter does the reader learn Annie's name?

4. Why does Annie feel like an outsider on her first day of school in Chapter 3?

5. Who does Annie meet for the first time at the fruit tree in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Annie buy gifts for the Red Girl?

2. In Chapter 4, how does Annie's mother feel about Annie playing marbles at school?

3. Describe the Red Girl's appearance.

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

5. As Chapter 3 ends, when does it seem Annie is happiest?

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

7. Why does Annie like the Red Girl so much?

8. How does Annie meet the Red Girl?

9. Briefly tell what Annie's essay is about in Chapter 3.

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

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