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Anne of Green Gables
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0941657
Chapters I-VIII
1. Why were the Cuthberts hoping to adopt a boy?
2. Who were Katie Maurice and Violetta?
3. What was the name and age of the orphan Matthew brought home to Green Gables?
4. What happened to Anne's parents?
5. What did Anne do when she discovered the Cuthberts didn't want her because she was a girl, not a boy?
Chapters IX-XVI
6. What eleven-year-old neighbor became Anne's best friend?
7. What did Mrs. Rachel Lynde say that enraged Anne?
8. What complaint did Anne have concerning the minister's sermons?
9. Who convinced Anne to go and apologize to Mrs. Lynde?
10. How did Anne react when Mr. Phillips unfairly disciplined her a second time?

 

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Anne of Green Gables
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XVII-XXIV
11. What were Anne's favorite school assignments?
12. What subject gave Anne the most challenge?
13. Which student competed with Anne to be at the top of their class?
14. Why was Anne resistant to go over to the Barry's house at twilight to borrow an apron pattern for Marilla?
15. Why did Anne especially enjoy Friday afternoons in Miss Stacy's classroom?
XXV-XXXI
16. What noticeable health issue had Marilla developed?
17. Infer what was the "epoch" in Anne's life.
18. What type of club did Anne, Diana, Jane Andrews, and Ruby Gillis form shortly after Anne's thirteenth birthday?
19. What caused Marilla to cry on a night while Anne was attending a prayer meeting with Diana?

 

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Anne of Green Gables
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0941657
20. Using the ten cents Aunt Josephine gave her, what did the fortune teller predict for Anne?
Chapters XXXII-XXXVIII
21. What shock caused Matthew to collapse and die at the doorway of Green Gables?
22. What talent was Anne asked to showcase for a concert at the White Sands Hotel?
23. Shortly after Christmas, three contenders for the Queen's medal emerged. Name two.
24. Why did Marilla make plans to sell Green Gables?
25. What honors did Anne and Gilbert each receive as their year at Queen's came to an end?
Review
26. What subject did Anne find most challenging?

Algebra

History

Geometry

Science
27. What ingredient ruined the cake Anne baked for the Allans?

Rotten eggs

Too much baking powder

Vanilla

Anodyne liniment
28. For what crime did Anne make a false confession?

Losing Marilla's brooch

Giving Diana currant wine to drink

Cheating on a geometry test

Hitting Gilbert on the head
29. Which classmate did Anne find impossible to be friends with?

Ruby Gillis

Josie Pye

Diana Barry

Jane Andrews

 

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Anne of Green Gables
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0941657
30. Which adjectives best describe Mrs. Rachel Lynde?

Overweight and meddlesome

Scholarly and professional

Thin and quiet

Messy and uncaring
31. How were Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert related?

They were son and mother.

They were uncle and niece.

They were husband and wife.

They were brother and sister.
32. What did Anne love about Green Gables?

Its vast cornfields.

Its lush and green outdoors.

Its many bedrooms.

Its uptown location.
33. Who was Anne's best friend?

Josie Pye

Ruby Gillis

Jane Andrews

Diana Barry
34. Why did Anne like her name spelled with an "e"?

Her grandmother had named her Anne with an "e."

She favored words with four letters.

She thought it was more interesting and distinguished.

Mr. Phillips, her favorite teacher, spelled it that way.
35. What caused Anne to break her slate over Gilbert's head?

He put a toad in her desk.

He copied off her test paper.

He called her red hair "carrots."

He tied her braids together.
36. What happened when Anne accepted a dare from Josie Pye?

She won ten dollars.

She broke her ankle.

She had to stand on the platform at the front of the classroom.

She broke the kitchen window of the Barry's house.
37. What did Anne wish her dresses had?

Collars

Long hemlines

Short sleeves

Puffed sleeves

 

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Anne of Green Gables
(Key 1 - Answer ID # 0941657)
Write the letter for the word that best matches the definition.

 1.   giving comfort

 2.   expressing sorrow; mournful

 3.   a small tool with screw point and cross handle for boring holes

 4.   honestly; frankly

 5.   light; sheer; heavenly

 6.   quietly modest; prim

 7.   not reformed; unchanged

 8.   apologetic; making apology

 9.   enjoyment; pleasure

 10.   in a manner expressed without words; silently

 11.   confused or foolish talk

 12.   relentless; unbending; unyielding
A.   demure

B.   tacitly

C.   plaintive

D.   gimlet

E.   inexorable

F.   consolatory

G.   ingenuously

H.   rigmarole

I.   ethereal

J.   deprecatory

K.   unregenerate

L.   dissipation

 

Anne of Green Gables
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0941657
Chapters I-VIII
1. Why were the Cuthberts hoping to adopt a boy?
Matthew was getting older and needed someone to help him with the difficult farm work.
2. Who were Katie Maurice and Violetta?
They were both imaginary best friends Anne created for herself while living with Mrs. Thomas and then Mrs. Hammond.
3. What was the name and age of the orphan Matthew brought home to Green Gables?
Anne Shirley, age eleven
4. What happened to Anne's parents?
When Anne was only three months old her parents both died of fever.
5. What did Anne do when she discovered the Cuthberts didn't want her because she was a girl, not a boy?
She burst into tears and threw a tantrum.
Chapters IX-XVI
6. What eleven-year-old neighbor became Anne's best friend?
Diana Barry
7. What did Mrs. Rachel Lynde say that enraged Anne?
She commented on Anne's homely looks, including her freckles and hair as red as carrots.
8. What complaint did Anne have concerning the minister's sermons?
She felt they were way too long and uninteresting.
9. Who convinced Anne to go and apologize to Mrs. Lynde?
Matthew
10. How did Anne react when Mr. Phillips unfairly disciplined her a second time?
She refused to go back to school any more.

 

Anne of Green Gables
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0941657
XVII-XXIV
11. What were Anne's favorite school assignments?
those that required writing compositions
12. What subject gave Anne the most challenge?
geometry
13. Which student competed with Anne to be at the top of their class?
Gilbert Blythe
14. Why was Anne resistant to go over to the Barry's house at twilight to borrow an apron pattern for Marilla?
Anne imagined the spruce wood over the brook was haunted.
15. Why did Anne especially enjoy Friday afternoons in Miss Stacy's classroom?
Miss Stacy took the class for field afternoons.
XXV-XXXI
16. What noticeable health issue had Marilla developed?
She suffered from frequent headaches.
17. Infer what was the "epoch" in Anne's life.
traveling to Charlottetown and attending the Exhibition
18. What type of club did Anne, Diana, Jane Andrews, and Ruby Gillis form shortly after Anne's thirteenth birthday?
a story writing club
19. What caused Marilla to cry on a night while Anne was attending a prayer meeting with Diana?
She realized her Anne was probably going to be away from Green Gables the following winter. Anne was rapidly growing up.

 

Anne of Green Gables
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0941657
20. Using the ten cents Aunt Josephine gave her, what did the fortune teller predict for Anne?
She would marry a wealthy, dark complexioned man and would go across water to live.
Chapters XXXII-XXXVIII
21. What shock caused Matthew to collapse and die at the doorway of Green Gables?
Matthew had read a paper announcing the failure of Abbey Bank, where the Cuthberts deposited their money.
22. What talent was Anne asked to showcase for a concert at the White Sands Hotel?
reciting "The Maiden's Vow"
23. Shortly after Christmas, three contenders for the Queen's medal emerged. Name two.
list includes: Anne Shirley, Gilbert Blythe, and Lewis Wilson
24. Why did Marilla make plans to sell Green Gables?
Without Matthew to work the farm and with her vision situation, Marilla felt she couldn't manage Green Gables.
25. What honors did Anne and Gilbert each receive as their year at Queen's came to an end?
Gilbert was declared the Medalist and Anne won the Avery Scholarship.
Review
26. What subject did Anne find most challenging?

Algebra

History

Geometry

Science
27. What ingredient ruined the cake Anne baked for the Allans?

Rotten eggs

Too much baking powder

Vanilla

Anodyne liniment
28. For what crime did Anne make a false confession?

Losing Marilla's brooch

Giving Diana currant wine to drink

Cheating on a geometry test

Hitting Gilbert on the head
29. Which classmate did Anne find impossible to be friends with?

Ruby Gillis

Josie Pye

Diana Barry

Jane Andrews

 

Anne of Green Gables
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0941657
30. Which adjectives best describe Mrs. Rachel Lynde?

Overweight and meddlesome

Scholarly and professional

Thin and quiet

Messy and uncaring
31. How were Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert related?

They were son and mother.

They were uncle and niece.

They were husband and wife.

They were brother and sister.
32. What did Anne love about Green Gables?

Its vast cornfields.

Its lush and green outdoors.

Its many bedrooms.

Its uptown location.
33. Who was Anne's best friend?

Josie Pye

Ruby Gillis

Jane Andrews

Diana Barry
34. Why did Anne like her name spelled with an "e"?

Her grandmother had named her Anne with an "e."

She favored words with four letters.

She thought it was more interesting and distinguished.

Mr. Phillips, her favorite teacher, spelled it that way.
35. What caused Anne to break her slate over Gilbert's head?

He put a toad in her desk.

He copied off her test paper.

He called her red hair "carrots."

He tied her braids together.
36. What happened when Anne accepted a dare from Josie Pye?

She won ten dollars.

She broke her ankle.

She had to stand on the platform at the front of the classroom.

She broke the kitchen window of the Barry's house.
37. What did Anne wish her dresses had?

Collars

Long hemlines

Short sleeves

Puffed sleeves

 

Anne of Green Gables
Key 1 - Answer ID # 0941657

  F   1.   giving comfort

  C   2.   expressing sorrow; mournful

  D   3.   a small tool with screw point and cross handle for boring holes

  G   4.   honestly; frankly

  I   5.   light; sheer; heavenly

  A   6.   quietly modest; prim

  K   7.   not reformed; unchanged

  J   8.   apologetic; making apology

  L   9.   enjoyment; pleasure

  B   10.   in a manner expressed without words; silently

  H   11.   confused or foolish talk

  E   12.   relentless; unbending; unyielding
A.   demure

B.   tacitly

C.   plaintive

D.   gimlet

E.   inexorable

F.   consolatory

G.   ingenuously

H.   rigmarole

I.   ethereal

J.   deprecatory

K.   unregenerate

L.   dissipation