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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old are the girls in Annie's classes in Chapter 6?
(a) 1 year younger.
(b) The same age as she.
(c) 2 or 3 years older.
(d) 2 or 3 years younger.

2. Who does Mrs. John want to consult regarding Annie's illness in Chapter 7?
(a) Ma Jolie.
(b) Ma John.
(c) Ma Crown.
(d) Ma Chess.

3. What is the topic of a play written by Mineau and Annie when they were younger children?
(a) A murder trial and hanging of a man who killed his girlfriend and her lover.
(b) A fire at the Red Girl's house.
(c) A shipwreck.
(d) A murder trial of pirates who once ruled the island.

4. What does Annie's mother say as she sends her daughter off on the trip?
(a) That she loves her and good luck.
(b) That she will understand someday.
(c) That she will always love her and this is always her home.
(d) That she loves her and good luck making a new home.

5. What gets Annie in trouble in Chapter 5?
(a) Speaking out of turn in class.
(b) Ripping out a page in her text book.
(c) Writing a caption in her book.
(d) Falling asleep in class.

6. How does Annie avoid Gwen in Chapter 6?
(a) She tells Gwen she must stay after school.
(b) She hangs out with Mineau instead.
(c) She volunteers to clean chalkboards after school.
(d) She leaves early so she will miss Gwen.

7. How does Mrs. John treat Annie's illness in Chapter 7?
(a) She takes her to Rat Island to be healed.
(b) She punishes her and makes her stay in her room.
(c) She sends her to stand in the cleansing rain.
(d) She sends her to bed to rest.

8. What happens at the onset of Annie's illness in Chapter 7?
(a) A rainbow appears.
(b) Drought begins.
(c) Rains come.
(d) Snowfall.

9. Why does Annie's father think she is sick?
(a) From all the studying she's been doing.
(b) From being vexed by the townspeople.
(c) From something inherited.
(d) From flirting with boys.

10. Where is the island on which this story takes place?
(a) Spanish peninsula.
(b) North America.
(c) West Indies.
(d) Iceland.

11. How long do the rains last in Chapter 7?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 1 year.

12. In Chapter 5, why does Annie do the thing that gets her in trouble?
(a) She is a bad student.
(b) She is daydreaming about the Red Girl.
(c) She likes to aggravate her teacher.
(d) She is bored in class.

13. Where does the Obeah woman put cross marks in Chapter 7?
(a) On all the doors in the house.
(b) On Annie's feet and hands.
(c) On Annie's feet, stomach and forehead.
(d) On Annie's feet, knees, stomach, armpits and forehead.

14. How long does the island's drought last?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 6 months.

15. What does Annie feel inside herself in Chapter 6?
(a) A heavy, black weight.
(b) Butterflies of anxiety.
(c) A brick.
(d) Queasy in the pit of her stomach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason for the new girl's trouble in the subject in Chapter 5?

2. How old is Annie in Chapter 6?

3. What does Mrs. John's consultant conclude regarding Annie's illness in Chapter 7?

4. What is Annie's reason for leaving home in Chapter 8?

5. What secret does Annie not tell her parents?

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