Annie's Baby Trivia Quiz

Answer: Soccer field

When the book first started, Annie had just finished playing soccer for the day. That was when she first met Danny. He was sixteen, two years older than her. At first Danny said he wanted a friend, because he was new at school. Within a few days, Annie became obsessed with wanting to know him better. Finally he asked her to go to the movies with him.

Answer: True

Annie first started writing "conversations" with her diary when she needed advice about her relationship with Danny. She would write it like another person was speaking in her diary entries. It was really just her conscience telling her what she should do in tough situations.

Answer: She wrote a note to him and put it in his locker.

Annie and Danny went to a party in mid October with some of his friends. At the party, Danny got very drunk and had a fight with Annie on the way home. She was frightened by his behavior, but she still felt like she loved and needed him. Danny never returned any of her phone calls. Finally she wrote a note to him and put it in his locker. Later that night, he phoned Annie and said they should get back together.

Answer: She said she had been hit by a car.

Right after Annie and Danny got back together, they were supposed to be going on a date. Instead Danny took her to his house, where, at first, they had no problems. But when Annie refused to do what he wanted, he became angry and raped and physically hurt her. Annie ran home and saw the way her clothes were torn and the bruises on her face. Trying to cover up what had happened, she slicked her clothes with motor oil and threw them in a bag.

When her mother got home, she said she had been hit by a car, but not to report it because she wasn't hurt.

Answer: Bracelet

Annie and Danny got back together for a second time, even though he continued to abuse her and brainwash her into putting aside her own values for his. On Christmas Eve, Danny showed up at her house, acting like a perfect gentleman. He gave Annie a gold wrapped box, and inside was a bracelet with a flower charm.

Answer: Having an abortion

Right after Annie found out she was pregnant, she asked her friend Tina for advice. Tina had recently had an abortion and told Annie all the details. A few days later, she had a dream about having an abortion. From then on, she was against the idea.

Answer: True

Annie had been too scared to tell her mother about her situation until March, when she was already three months pregnant. When she couldn't keep it to herself any longer, she told her mom. Annie's mother was very supportive and caring and didn't try to throw her out of the house as she had feared. Annie also told Danny, but he said the baby probably wasn't his and refused to listen to her.

Answer: Tammy

During her first week at the school for unwed mothers, Annie met Tammy. When Annie first met her, Tammy was sick from trying to overdose on medicine. Annie thought Tammy was very nice, but she noticed Tammy was also illiterate. The two girls started meeting before and after school, and it didn't take long for Tammy to learn how to read. Tammy also taught her mother and brothers and sisters how to read.

Answer: Mary Ann

Annie's baby was born on July 12, and she was named Mary Ann. She was two months early, underweight, and unhealthy. Mary Ann quickly gained weight and became healthier after a few weeks. After Mary Ann was born, Annie felt like she wasn't ready for all the responsibility. Annie also called her baby "Li'l Annie".

Answer: Dr. Beatrice Sparks

During the late summer, Annie started to feel helpless and felt like she couldn't handle all the responsibility of a baby. Near the end of August, Annie went to spend the weekend with a relative of hers, youth psychologist Dr. Beatrice Sparks. She was addressed as "Dr. B", but according to the forward of the book, Dr. B is Dr. Sparks. During her stay, Annie asked the doctor many questions about love, relationships, and the problems faced by teenage mothers and their babies.

In October of that year, Annie let Mary Ann be adopted by a young couple who were relatives of her church's pastor. Annie was sad to let her baby go, but she did feel like Mary Ann needed to grow up with a responsible adult mother and father.

In January of the next year, Annie's mom got a job as the vice principal of a private school.