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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before the dinner party, what does Ruth encourage Annie to do?
(a) Remember Uncle Paul as he was and not focus on how he died.
(b) Take more difficult classes at school.
(c) Get a part-time job at the hospital.
(d) Write to Andrew.

2. Where is Andrew's home?
(a) A house near Annie's neighborhood.
(b) A farm in a nearby town.
(c) An apartment building downtown.
(d) Near Aunt Felicia's house.

3. Who tells Annie how Uncle Paul died?
(a) A lieutenant who served under Uncle Paul.
(b) Timothy.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Her father.

4. About a week after Andrew's surgery, to whom does Andrew introduce Annie?
(a) Andrew's father.
(b) A soldier who served with Uncle Paul.
(c) The doctor who performed Andrew's surgery.
(d) A soldier from Andrew's unit.

5. Why is Andrew having surgery?
(a) Remove the damaged skin from his torso.
(b) Repair his jaw.
(c) Repair his damaged mouth.
(d) Repair his nose.

6. After arguing with her mother about St. John's, Annie goes to her room to think. What interrupts Annie's thoughts?
(a) Her mother's voice and noises in the house.
(b) Her mother asks her to listen to a new piece of music.
(c) Her father comes home.
(d) Her grandmother comes over.

7. Who does Annie's mother invite to dinner before Andrew leaves?
(a) Andrew and his parents.
(b) Andrew and Ruth.
(c) Annie's grandparents.
(d) Andrew and Timothy.

8. What did a soldier tell Annie's family when he informed them that Uncle Paul had died?
(a) Uncle Paul was a deserter.
(b) Uncle Paul was wounded by friendly fire.
(c) Uncle Paul was captured by the Germans and killed.
(d) Uncle Paul was a hero and an example for his men.

9. On her third visit to St. John's, why does Annie try to apologize to Andrew?
(a) Because she didn't bring anything to read to him.
(b) Because she forgot to bring cookies.
(c) Because she ran away the first day she met him.
(d) Because her mother was so rude.

10. Why is Annie's mother planning a trip the day after Annie's second visit to St. John's?
(a) She had an argument with Annie's father.
(b) She and Grandmother will take Grandfather on a trip to recuperate.
(c) She needs more books from the library.
(d) She has an invitation to play a new piece of music at a concert.

11. How are Annie and her mother getting along now that her mother and her grandparents have returned from their trip?
(a) They are glad to be back together.
(b) They're planning on going to the hospital together.
(c) There is tension between them.
(d) Their relationship is better than it ever has been.

12. Why does Annie's mother not want Annie to visit St. John's for a third time?
(a) Because Annie needs to go to Bible School.
(b) She does not want Annie exposed to all the ugliness.
(c) Because Annie is supposed to be helping Grandmother.
(d) She doesn't think Annie will be able to get all her chores done.

13. Where did Uncle Paul die, according to Lieutenant McFarland?
(a) Belleau Woods.
(b) Normandy.
(c) Argonne Woods.
(d) Passchendaele Ridge.

14. The day after Annie visits St. John's for a second time, Annie's mother decides to take a trip. Where is she going?
(a) New York City.
(b) To Ruth's house.
(c) To stay at Annie's grandparents' home.
(d) Estes Park, Colorado.

15. How did Annie's friendship help Andrew?
(a) She encouraged friends to visit Andrew.
(b) She helped him to be able to look in a mirror again.
(c) She persuaded her father to help him get a job.
(d) She helped him to become more self-confident and take chances again.

Short Answer Questions

1. On Annie's third visit to St. John's, how does Andrew respond when Annie attempts to apologize?

2. Why are Annie and her mother avoiding each other the evening after her mother returns from her trip?

3. Why doesn't Andrew's father visit him?

4. What does Andrew tell Annie about researching Uncle Paul's death?

5. About a week after Andrew's surgery, Annie goes to St. John's earlier than usual. What good news does she hear?

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