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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the way home from her first visit to St. John's, why is Annie glad that Grandfather and Father are ignoring her?
(a) She doesn't want to talk about the visit.
(b) She has a headache.
(c) She's tired.
(d) She wants to write notes about her visit before she forgets the details.

2. Who has dinner almost ready when the Metcalfs arrive home from the train station?
(a) The housekeeper.
(b) Friends.
(c) Annie's grandmother.
(d) Aunt Felicia.

3. When Annie returns from the Sunday School outing, what does she tell her parents?
(a) That she doesn't want to attend Sunday School this summer.
(b) That she wants to cook the family's meals this summer.
(c) That she wants to visit the hospital again.
(d) That she wants a friend to come over.

4. As Annie gets ready to leave St. John's after her second visit, what behavior bothers her and her grandfather?
(a) That Annie has to leave so soon.
(b) Andrew's terrible burns.
(c) How rudely Annie's mother acts.
(d) The weather.

5. During the Sunday School outing, what does Miss Peterson tell Annie?
(a) That she is glad that Annie's father is working at St. John's.
(b) Annie's father should have his own practice.
(c) Annie's father should not be associating with Catholics.
(d) Annie's father should be working at the county hospital.

6. On Annie's second visit to St. John's, what does Annie's grandfather do while she talks to one of the patients?
(a) Eats a snack.
(b) Asks Andrew about his war experiences.
(c) Takes a nap.
(d) Continues reading to Timothy.

7. What horrifies Annie at the train station?
(a) Seeing Uncle Paul's body.
(b) The wounded men and their blank stares.
(c) A terrible accident at the station.
(d) A fight between two soldiers.

8. Why is Annie nervous about seeing her father again?
(a) She is afraid he won't recognize her.
(b) She is afraid that she will be in trouble for things she did while he was gone.
(c) She is afraid that he will be changed by the war.
(d) She is afraid that he doesn't love her mother anymore.

9. On Annie's second visit to St. John's, what does Annie discuss with one of the patients?
(a) The weather.
(b) The patient's family.
(c) The terrible things he encountered when he was fighting in France.
(d) Annie's father and how his work at the hospital.

10. How were most of the burned soldiers injured?
(a) Grenades.
(b) Exploding gas tanks.
(c) Mustard gas.
(d) A bomb.

11. After the mayor's big announcement on the Fourth of July, why don't Father and Ruth want to see the plans?
(a) They think too many people will come to the hospital.
(b) They have already seen the plans.
(c) They think the new fire engine is too expensive.
(d) They think the monument will glorify the unnecessary loss of lives.

12. What does Annie do when her mother is working or playing the piano?
(a) Writes in her journal.
(b) Visits her grandparents or plays alone.
(c) Plays duets with her mother.
(d) Plays with friends.

13. What does Annie's father want to discuss after dinner the day Annie visits St. John's for the first time?
(a) Why she ran away.
(b) About her experience at St. John's.
(c) Whether she will go back to visit.
(d) What was her favorite part of her visit.

14. During Annie's second visit to St. John's, who do Annie and her grandfather meet?
(a) Andrew Clayton, the man with the severe burns.
(b) A priest at the hospital.
(c) Timothy Lewis, the man who is blind.
(d) One of the nuns.

15. What did Annie and her mother talk about during her father's absence?
(a) Uncle Paul.
(b) What they would do after the war.
(c) The war.
(d) Routine things.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Uncle Paul invite Annie to go with him on one night in June?

2. While Annie waits for her father at the train station, what images does Annie keep seeing even though she closes her eyes?

3. After Annie's second visit to St. John's, who comes to take her home?

4. What incident do Annie and her father discuss regarding her first visit to the hospital?

5. Who is Ruth?

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