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Anne of Green Gables

L. M. Montgomery

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1. Why does Anne break a slate over Gilbert's head?

(A) He makes fun of her nose

(B) He makes fun of her hair

(D) She is jealous that he is courting Diana

2. What is the name of Diana's home?

(A) Dryad's Bubble

(B) Birch Park

(D) Verdant Hills

3. Why does Anne give up her scholarship?

(A) She falls in love with Gilbert

(B) She can't bear to be apart from Diana

(D) She wants to stay home and take care of Marilla

4. Whose life does Anne save?

(A) Gilbert Blythe's

(B) Minnie May's

(D) Ruby Gillis's

5. On the day of Anne's arrival, why is Marilla hesitant to keep Anne?

(A) Marilla wants a boy to work the farm

(B) Anne talks too much

(D) Marilla doubts her ability to raise a child

6. What is Anne's favorite fashion trend?

(A) Lace and ribbon

(B) White petticoats

(D) Puffed sleeves

7. What catastrophe occurs when the Allans come to tea?

(A) Anne puts liniment in the cake

(B) Anne announces that a mouse has drowned in the plum-pudding sauce

(D) Anne breaks her ankle

8. Which fellow classmate do Anne and Diana dislike?

(A) Jane Andrews

(B) Josie Pye

(D) Charlie Sloane

9. Why is Marilla dismayed by Anne's apology to Mrs. Rachel?

(A) Anne stains her dress as she is apologizing

(B) Mrs. Rachel refuses to accept the apology

(D) Matthew interrupts to ask about buying hayseed

10. The day of the picnic, Anne is forced to make a false confession about which of the following?

(A) Losing Marilla's brooch

(B) Sneaking to Diana's house late at night

(D) Lying to Matthew

11. Why does Anne become terrified to make night journeys to Diana's house?

(A) She learns the legend of the Avonlea murderer

(B) She thinks Diana's mother will yell at her

(D) She is afraid she will run into Gilbert

12. In which of the following situations does Gilbert find Anne?

(A) Stuck up a tree

(B) With her dress caught on the train track

(D) Clinging to a bridge pile

13. How does Anne break her ankle?

(A) Tripping over a hole in the ground

(B) Falling off the Barrys' roof

(D) Running through the woods to the Barry house

14. Why does Aunt Josephine threaten to take away Diana's music lessons?

(A) Diana and Anne jump on her in the middle of the night

(B) Diana has an overactive imagination

(D) Diana gets a bad grade on a spelling test

15. Why does Mrs. Barry refuse to let Diana play with Anne?

(A) Anne looks ridiculous in church

(B) Mrs. Barry has fallen ill and needs Diana around the house

(D) Mrs. Barry and Marilla have been lifelong rivals

16. Why does Marilla cut Anne's hair?

(A) As punishment for being wicked

(B) Anne gets gum caught in it

(D) Anne dyes her hair green

17. Why does Anne stay after school with Miss Stacy every day?

(A) To prepare for the Queen's Academy entrance exam

(B) To get extra help in geometry

(D) Because they gossip together about the other students

18. What does Mrs. Rachel think about women teachers?

(A) She thinks they should teach only female students

(B) She thinks teaching is not an appropriate job for a woman

(D) She hates all teachers, regardless of gender

19. Why does Matthew balk when he goes to buy Anne's new dress?

(A) He does not have enough money to pay for the dress

(B) He does not like the store's clothing selection

(D) He decides that Marilla can make just as good a dress as the ones in the store

20. What is Matthew and Marilla's relationship?

(A) They are married

(B) They are siblings

(D) They are father and daughter

21. Where will Anne begin teaching?

(A) Avonlea

(B) White Sands

(D) Carmody

22. What is the name of the woman who takes custody of Anne so that Anne will help with her three sets of twins?

(A) Mrs. Spencer

(B) Mrs. Andrews

(D) Mrs. Hammond

23. What helps Anne recover from her stage fright at the White Sands Hotel?

(A) The stout lady's jokes

(B) The sight of Gilbert's face

(D) Mrs. Allan's kind words

24. While studying at Queen's Academy, where does Anne live?

(A) In a boardinghouse

(B) At Green Gables

(D) At Aunt Josephine's mansion

25. What shock causes Matthew's heart attack?

(A) Seeing Anne all grown up

(B) Running into Mr. Blythe, whom he hates

(D) Learning that Abbey Bank has failed

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