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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How tall is Annie's father?
2. While at the zoo, what lie does Mother tell to a young man and his wife?
3. After returning from the Mississippi, where does Annie's father find a job?
4. What is the name of the African-American man who works for Oma at the lake house?
5. Which of the following instruments signals the evening news on the Dillard family radio?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Annie Dillard's father leave home for a few months when she is a small girl, and what brings him back?
2. Why isn't Annie allowed to play with the Sheehy children?
3. How does Annie explore the skin of her parents?
4. How does Mother react to Father's desire to travel down the river?
5. What stark winter memory does Annie have regarding Jo Anne Sheehy?
6. How does Father react when Annie digs up an old coin in the alleyway near their home?
7. What is Father's role in the film "Night of the Living Dead"?
8. What fascinates Annie most about the library books she checks out?
9. How does Oma feel about Annie scrounging for money on the beach?
10. How was the city of Pittsburgh founded?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Organized religion is a constant theme throughout Annie's memoir. First, explain Annie's relationship to Catholicism as a child. Then, compare / contrast the Catholicism of Annie's childhood to the Protestantism of her adulthood. How did Annie's relationship with organized religion change as she matured into adulthood?
Essay Topic 2
When Annie is a young child, her father makes the decision to leave the family and travel down the Mississippi. First, explain why Father made the decision to travel down the river, and whether or not he succeeded. Then, describe the family's reaction to Father's journey. Finally, explain the impact her father's journey had on Annie's life as an adult, and how it inspired her.
Essay Topic 3
As a child, Annie collected many things. Give at least two examples of elaborate collections Annie created in her childhood, and what those collections meant to her. Then, explain how her childhood collections may have led Annie to a life of writing as an adult.
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