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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. What does Annie's Chapter 4 friend think about the gifts Annie buys for her?

2. Who gives Annie permission to attend her classmate's funeral?

3. Why does Mr. John bathe in cold water?

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

5. On which island do Mrs. John's parents live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Annie react when her mother gives her an egg cordial with two spoons of rum in it?

2. Why is Annie afraid of dead people in Chapter 1?

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

4. In Chapter 7, what new habits does Annie demonstrate after she recovers and how do her classmates feel about them?

5. Name three "firsts" that Annie experiences in Chapter 3.

6. Annie dreams that she saves the Red Girl from a ship wreck and they live on an island together forever. What do they do for fun on the island?

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

8. What things does Annie get sent out of the house to learn when she starts to become a lady in Chapter 2?

9. Why is the Red Girl sent to live with her grandparents?

10. What do the fabrics Annie and her mother select in Chapter 2 symbolize to Annie and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What methods and writing techniques does the author use to get readers to empathize with Annie John?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of Milton's Paradise Lost to the theme of Annie John and to Annie's punishment given by her school's headmistress.

Essay Topic 3

How does gender play a role in the novel, Annie John? Discuss double standards portrayed in the novel.

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