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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reared Mr. John?

2. How does Annie buy presents for her Chapter 4 friend?

3. What is the name of Annie's teacher in Chapter 3?

4. How does Annie buy her dunce friend treats at recess?

5. Why does Annie stop playing with the dunce girl?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Annie's friendship with the Red Girl begin to take on new dimension?

2. Describe the Red Girl's appearance.

3. Describe Mr. John's childhood.

4. Why does Mrs. John prepare her friend's daughter for burial in Chapter 1?

5. What does Mrs. John's trunk hold now and where is it kept?

6. How does Annie see Ruth in Chapter 5 and why?

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

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

9. What does Annie write that gets her into trouble in Chapter 5 and where does she write it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character, Annie, and her growth throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of The Red Girl to the story? She appears in only one chapter of the novel. How might the novel have differed if she had not been introduced as a minor character?

Essay Topic 3

Annie's own mother left her family at the age of 16 after an argument with her family. Why is it important for the reader to know this? Does this experience play into any of Mrs. John's attempts to properly educate her daughter? Why or why not?

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