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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 kind of gifts does Annie buy her Chapter 4 friend?

2. What is Annie's first assignment at school in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 3, what is the only real happy time Annie has?

4. Which story always makes Annie and her father cry?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Why does Annie like the Red Girl so much?

3. How does Annie meet the Red Girl?

4. When was the last time Mineau and Annie played together?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Name three "firsts" that Annie experiences in Chapter 3.

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

Discuss the importance of water throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 3

What is the cause for Annie's mental breakdown in Chapter 7? With what natural event does her breakdown coincide? How does the breakdown change Annie and how is she perceived afterward by her friends and fellow classmates?

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