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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first evening Annie spends alone with her uncle, he tells her that she is "a person of taste." Why does he say that?
(a) Annie likes the songs he sings.
(b) Annie bakes good cookies.
(c) Annie appreciates his music.
(d) Annie appreciates his motorcycle.

2. When Miss Peterson makes insensitive comments during the Sunday School class outing, who does Annie defend?
(a) The injured men and her father.
(b) The employees where they are eating.
(c) The kids who spilled food on the floor.
(d) Her Sunday School class.

3. What is the Mayor's announcement on the Fourth of July?
(a) A monument will be built to honor the soliders.
(b) They need volunteers to visit injured soldiers.
(c) The city is buying a fire engine.
(d) The fireworks will begin after dark.

4. What does Annie usually enjoy on the Fourth of July?
(a) Picnics with Grandmother's delicious food, the parade, and most of all the fireworks.
(b) The cotton candy and the special circus performance.
(c) Spending time with her cousins.
(d) Spending the day with friends.

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

6. How does Annie celebrate the Fourth of July this summer?
(a) Watching the fireworks from their backyard.
(b) Visiting the hospital.
(c) Singing the national anthem with friends and neighbors.
(d) At a picnic in the park with her family and other families.

7. Why does Annie enjoy her grandmother's home-cooked meals?
(a) Annie's grandmother always bakes a special dessert.
(b) Because her grandmother teaches her to cook.
(c) Annie's mother has no real interest or talent for cooking.
(d) Annie's grandmother always prepares her favorite dishes.

8. Why do the Metcalfs need to shop for clothes the day after Dr. Metcalf returns home?
(a) Dr. Metcalf has gained weight.
(b) Dr. Metcalf has lost weight.
(c) Dr. Metcalf needs more uniforms for work.
(d) Dr. Metcalf's luggage got lost on the train.

9. When her father was gone, what time of day did Annie most miss her father?
(a) Lunches on Saturday when they would have picnics.
(b) Morning at breakfast, when they discussed plans for the day.
(c) Evening, when she would run to meet him after work.
(d) Afternoons when her father would pick her up from school.

10. Who takes Annie to St. John's the first time she visits?
(a) Aunt Felicia.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her grandfather.

11. When Annie visits St. John's again, what does she bring to share?
(a) Books about Europe.
(b) Oatmeal cookies and her books of maps.
(c) A photograph of Uncle Paul.
(d) A photograph of her family.

12. Grandfather and Dr. Metcalf are out walking the morning after Dr. Metcalf's return. Why does Grandfather tell Dr. Metcalf he is a brave man?
(a) Dr. Metcalf did not buy Mrs. Metcalf a gift when he came home.
(b) Dr. Metcalf has accepted a job that Mrs. Metcalf does not approve of.
(c) Because Dr. Metcalf said no to a dinner party Mrs. Metcalf wished to have.
(d) Dr. Metcalf is buying another car.

13. Why is Annie's mother concerned about Annie's decision to do something different this summer?
(a) She thinks Annie shouldn't visit the hospital.
(b) She thinks Annie will be bored.
(c) She doesn't think Annie can cook very well.
(d) She thinks Annie's friend is a bad influence.

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

15. What do Annie and her Sunday School class see on their outing?
(a) Broken Blossom, a movie starring Lillian Gish.
(b) Clowns juggling.
(c) Annie's pets.
(d) Wounded soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Annie's favorite summer activities?

2. Which army used the agent that injured the soldiers?

3. After the mayor's big announcement on the Fourth of July, why don't Father and Ruth want to see the plans?

4. How many siblings does Annie have?

5. In Chapter 9, who says "I hope I never have to go out there. From what I hear, those fellows aren't very pretty"?

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