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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 are the two girls Annie befriends at her new school in Chapter 2?

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

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

4. How is Annie trying to get fruit out of the tree in Chapter 4?

5. How does Mrs. John teach Annie to bleach the white clothes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Annie's belief regarding dead people in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Annie view her parents in Chapter 8? How does Annie now see herself?

7. What hypocrisy does Annie struggle to understand regarding her mother?

8. 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?

9. What does Annie's father tell her as they part for her trip to England?

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

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

Essay Topic 2

How much does the culture of Antigua affect Annie's life? Give three examples from the novel that show the influence of the local culture in Annie's life. Who influences her thoughts on the culture most -- her mother or father?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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