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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 do Annie and her mother add to their "special" baths?

2. Which row does Annie sit on in her new classroom in Chapter 3?

3. Which seat in the classroom is Annie's favorite?

4. Which member of the John family sleeps late during the summers?

5. For what reason does Annie and her mother take the "special" baths?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What helps Annie visualize how Miss Charlotte must look dead?

5. What are the parting words Annie's mother shares with her daughter?

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

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

8. Annie feels less than perfect in one aspect of her schooling, despite being named perfect in her history class. In what area does Annie feel weak?

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

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

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

What is the significance of Gwen in the novel? How does her role change over the course of the story?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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