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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Annie love about the Bible verses she memorizes as a child?
(a) The lyricism.
(b) The images.
(c) The promises.
(d) The strength.

2. Which of the following diseases did Louis Pasteur and Jonas Salk find a cure for?
(a) Polio.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Mumps.
(d) Scarlet Fever.

3. What is the word Annie discovers during her rock tests that means "to fly away"?
(a) Dossilicate.
(b) Dormunicate.
(c) Docilate.
(d) Decrepitate.

4. Which of the following insects most terrifies Annie as a child?
(a) Beetles.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) Ants.
(d) Spiders.

5. From whom does Annie inherit a rock collection?
(a) The milk man.
(b) The paper boy.
(c) The grocer.
(d) The chimney sweep.

6. Which of the following rocks is Annie's favorite?
(a) Ruby granites.
(b) Pale oolite.
(c) Dry red cinnabar.
(d) Dark wavy serpentine.

7. What color hair does the boy have that Annie first falls in love with?
(a) Brown.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

8. In which state did scientists find blue beryl crystals from 18-27 feet long?
(a) California.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Washington.
(d) Maine.

9. What does cracked arsenic smell like?
(a) Almonds.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Ginger.
(d) Garlic.

10. What type of Bible camp are Annie and Amy sent to in the summers?
(a) Lutheren.
(b) Pentecostal.
(c) Presbyterian.
(d) Anglican.

11. After Opa dies, who does Oma move in with?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her sister.
(c) An old friend.
(d) Her daughter.

12. What does Annie find most fascinating when reading biographies?
(a) That her own life was boring in comparison.
(b) That they all ended with death.
(c) That all these characters were real people.
(d) That one individual could have such an eventful life.

13. How old is Annie the last time she visits Oma?
(a) 19.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 21.

14. What event injures Annie, putting her in crutches with two busted knees?
(a) Drag racing.
(b) Water skiing.
(c) Bungee jumping.
(d) Horseback riding.

15. Which of the following great lakes did Annie grow up nearest to?
(a) Lake Superior.
(b) Lake Ontario.
(c) Lake Huron.
(d) Lake Erie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT an industry Pittsburgh is known for in the 1960's?

2. What is the name of the marble statue Annie visits every Saturday?

3. How do Annie's parents feel about attending church each Sunday?

4. When staring at the marble statues in the public library, what body part is Annie particularly fascinated with?

5. What does Annie credit for luring her out of her troubled teenage years?

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