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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Annie reveal in the conclusion of the essay she writes on the first day of school?
(a) She longs to see many dead people.
(b) She dreams her mother never comes back.
(c) She is afraid of making new friends.
(d) She wants to run away from home.

2. Who does most of the talking during lunchtime conversations at Annie's house?
(a) Annie and her father.
(b) All three.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. John.
(d) Annie and her mother.

3. Who bathes and dresses Nalda for her funeral?
(a) The Obeah woman.
(b) Annie.
(c) Mrs. John.
(d) Nalda's own mother.

4. What do Annie and her mother add to their "special" baths?
(a) Oatmeal and milk.
(b) Flowers, tree bark, and oils.
(c) Bubble solution.
(d) Water blessed by the Obeah woman.

5. Where does the John family stay during summer holiday?
(a) House on Dickenson Bay Street.
(b) House on Fort Bay Street.
(c) House on Fort Road.
(d) On a house boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Annie's family living when the daughter of her mother's friend dies?

2. Who reared Mr. John?

3. Which neighbor dies in Chapter 1?

4. Who builds Nalda's coffin?

5. What does the teacher do with Annie's essay in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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