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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. Why is Annie so intrigued by the new friend she meets in Chapter 4?

2. Which of Annie's friends is known as a dunce?

3. Whose mother does not insist on daily hygiene?

4. What does Annie believe will happen if she points at a dead person?

5. What is Gwen's last name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do the other girls feel about Annie when they learn she has begun to menstruate?

4. Why does Annie begin sneaking to funerals?

5. What kind of "odd things" happen in Chapter 2 at the John's home that made the Obeah woman confirm that evil spirits had been sent to their house?

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

7. What incident makes the Johns realize they cannot leave Annie alone at all?

8. Why do some of the market vendors beg Mrs. John to return the next day?

9. What does Annie fib about in Chapter 1 and why?

10. Why does Annie write the trouble-causing comment in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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