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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. What is the name of Annie's fifth grade teacher?

2. In what year did Andrew Carnegie die?

3. Which of the following rocks is Annie's favorite?

4. What city is the focus of Annie's thoughts in the epilogue of the memoir?

5. How many rocks does Annie gather in her collection?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Annie's views on the realities of WWII different than her views of the French-Indian War?

2. What practical joke does Mother play on an unsuspecting young couple at the zoo?

3. What realization about death does Annie have while reading biographies?

4. What dangerous prank does Annie play on a local streetcar?

5. What horrifying sight does Annie see when she returns home from summer camp after a four week vacation from her bug collection?

6. What Bible verse strikes a particular cord with Annie and her imagination?

7. What happens during Annie's last visit with Oma?

8. Who is Annie's date to the Sewickley Dance, and what do they do together?

9. What advice about dancing does Mother give to Annie before she attends the Sewickley Dance?

10. How does Annie feel seeing the boys from the Sewickley Dance at church the following Sunday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One main undercurrent of Annie's memoir is the discussion of racism within her city. First, give one example of a person in this memoir who exemplifies a racist attitude. Then, explain how that person's attitude compares / contrasts to the attitude of Annie and the rest of her family.

Essay Topic 2

Annie describes most of her interactions with boys through the dance lessons of her childhood. First, explain how Annie feels about the boys in Pittsburgh while she is a child. Then, explain how, and why, those feelings change as she matures into adulthood.

Essay Topic 3

As a child, Annie's first hobby is learning to draw. First, why Annie was inspired to start sketching and how her practice of drawing matured over time. Then, describe what Annie learned about her own consciousness and the space she fills in this world through drawing.

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