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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Annie's favorite summer activities?
(a) Taking long walks.
(b) Playing the piano.
(c) Playing checkers with her grandfather.
(d) Reading and visiting the library.

2. Where did Annie's father serve during the war?
(a) New York City.
(b) France.
(c) Kansas City.
(d) Britain.

3. In the evening after Annie's Sunday School outing, why do she and Father go over to Grandfather's house?
(a) Visit soldiers.
(b) Listen to a sermon.
(c) Inspect Uncle Paul's motorcyle.
(d) Buy some food.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What book is Grandfather reading to the soldiers?

3. How did Annie and her mother get along while her father was gone?

4. What horrifies Annie at the train station?

5. How has Annie's grandmother changed since Uncle Paul died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Annie's activities when summer comes?

2. Describe Mrs. Metcalf's friends.

3. Describe Ruth Sylvester.

4. In Chapter 3, why is Annie almost glad that her father is up and gone when she gets up in the morning?

5. Why, if the war ended last year, does the newspaper run an article about a peace treaty?

6. Describe Annie's thoughts when the boy delivered the telegram telling them that Uncle Paul had died.

7. Describe Dr. Metcalf's appearance the day after he returns home.

8. Why doesn't Annie's mother want her to visit St. John's?

9. In Chapter 10, why is Annie angry with her mother?

10. Describe the two groups of soldiers that get off the train when Dr. Metcalf arrives.

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