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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Journey (Chapters 6-10).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the significance of Wednesday, June 7, 1871?
(a) It is Georgie's birthday.
(b) It is Agatha and Benjamin's wedding date.
(c) It is the date of Agatha's first funeral.
(d) It is Agatha's birthday.

2. Why do the pigeons return in greater numbers during odd numbered years?
(a) They only migrate every other year.
(b) The wind shifts from the north to the south.
(c) Their favorite oaks drop acorns every other year.
(d) No one knows.

3. Why is Ma angry at Georgie the night of February 28th, 1871?
(a) Agatha runs away from home.
(b) Georgie uses all her ammunition shooting at pigeons.
(c) Georgie does not come home that night.
(d) Georgie ruins her coat.

4. Why does Grandfather Bolte refuse to give Agatha tuition money for University?
(a) He thinks she should pay her own way.
(b) He is afraid to have her move so far away.
(c) He wants her to wait another year.
(d) He thinks she should find a husband in her own hometown.

5. What was the old man in the Seneca story following?
(a) A pigeon feather.
(b) A song.
(c) A star.
(d) A wolf.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Billy the first time he asked Agatha to marry him?

2. What does Ma give Agatha on Christmas Day?

3. Which character is known as the best tracker in town?

4. What does Georgie do with her gun when faced with a wild animal?

5. How many days pass before Agatha's family becomes concerned about her disappearance?

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