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

2. What is Annie's response when confronted about playing marbles at school in Chapter 4?

3. How does Annie know her way around the new school in Chapter 3?

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

5. What do Annie and her mother do every day after lunch?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What unusual incident occurs when Annie's uncle dies?

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

4. Does Annie get the sympathy from her mother that she wants during lunch in Chapter 5? Why or why not?

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

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

7. Annie's mother saw her talking with Mineau and his friends. What did she think about the incident?

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

9. How does Annie describe the waves as she lies in her cabin?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What does Mrs. John's trunk symbolize? Does its symbolism change throughout the story? If so, how? Support your answers with information from the book.

Essay Topic 3

What aspects and experiences of the author's own life might be drawn upon for inspiration in Annie John? Explain your answers.

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