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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. Which of the following types of birds does Annie describe as "red, green, and yellow - nested in the dark forest" of Pennsylvania?
(a) Parakeets.
(b) Woodpeckers.
(c) Grouse.
(d) Ravens.

2. What ethnicity are the Sheehys?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Irish.
(c) English.
(d) Scottish.

3. Which of the following modes of transportation is the newest edition to Annie's neighborhood in the late 1950's?
(a) Monorails.
(b) Subways.
(c) Busses.
(d) Streetcars.

4. How many rivers meet at the center of Pittsburgh?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

5. In which century was the city of Pittsburgh founded?
(a) 19th century.
(b) 17th century.
(c) 18th century.
(d) 16th century.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a name of one of the Dillard girls?

2. What is the name of the African-American man who works for Oma at the lake house?

3. What is the name of the pilot in Father's favorite book, "Life on the Mississippi"?

4. Which of the following is NOT a river in Pittsburgh?

5. Which part of Annie's parents' bodies is she obsessed with as a child of five?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Annie spend her time in Frick Park?

2. How does Oma feel about Annie scrounging for money on the beach?

3. How does Father react when Annie digs up an old coin in the alleyway near their home?

4. What is Annie shocked to realize when she first attempts to draw her baseball mitt ?

5. Why does Annie Dillard's father leave home for a few months when she is a small girl, and what brings him back?

6. What is Father's role in the film "Night of the Living Dead"?

7. How does Annie Dillard describe Pittsburgh in the 18th century?

8. What is Annie Dillard's father's greatest dream in life?

9. How was the city of Pittsburgh founded?

10. What fascinates Annie most about the library books she checks out?

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