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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 excuses does Annie use to sneak away to meet her new friend in Chapter 4?

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

3. What scent is the lava rock given to Annie in Chapter 3 by a friend?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Red Girl's appearance.

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

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

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

5. What is Annie's response to Mrs. John's accusation in Chapter 6?

6. How is Annie's friendship with Gwen in Chapter 6?

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

8. Discuss Annie's plans and her feelings about them.

9. What is Annie's main symptom at the beginning of Chapter 7?

10. What does Annie tell her father she wants in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Annie's mother from what you know, not from what Annie has said about her.

Essay Topic 2

What feeling does Annie have when she sees her parents in bed together? Why does she feel this way? Where do her feelings for her parents go from that point?

Essay Topic 3

What is the primary theme of Annie John? How does the author present this theme? How does the theme develop throughout the novel?

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