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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Gerogie want Agatha to marry Billy?
(a) Georgie wants Agatha to go to University.
(b) Georgie is afraid of Billy.
(c) Billy wants to homestead in Minnesota.
(d) Georgie wants Agatha to marry Benjamin.

2. What does Georgie find on February 28th, 1871?
(a) Gold.
(b) A horse.
(c) Pigeons.
(d) A mule.

3. How does Agatha react to the arrival of the pigeons?
(a) She hides in the basement.
(b) She shakes in fear.
(c) She runs outside with a parasol.
(d) She takes photographs of the flock.

4. Whom does Polly Barfod want to marry?
(a) The pigioner.
(b) Billy McCabe.
(c) Benjamin Olmstead.
(d) Sheriff McCabe.

5. Who asks Grandfather Bolte's permission to court Agatha while hunting pigeons?
(a) Billy McCabe.
(b) Benjamin Olmstead.
(c) The pigeoner.
(d) Sheriff McCabe.

6. Who is Storm?
(a) A mule.
(b) A horse.
(c) A dog.
(d) A cow.

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

8. What color are Mr. Olmstead's eyes?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Brown.

9. What does Billy do to try and "bring Agatha around"?
(a) Gives Agatha a book.
(b) Courts Polly.
(c) Fights Benjamin.
(d) Sells his horse.

10. What nickname does Georgie give Frederick?
(a) Long Ears.
(b) Fry.
(c) Dadgum.
(d) Plow.

11. Why does Georgie allow Billy to accompany her on her journey?
(a) Billy makes good biscuits.
(b) She senses that Billy is part of the mystery behind Agatha's disappearance.
(c) Billy brought food.
(d) She is afraid to travel alone.

12. What wild animal confronts Georgie near the nesting site?
(a) A coyote.
(b) A bear.
(c) A snake.
(d) A cougar.

13. How many days pass before Agatha's family becomes concerned about her disappearance?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

14. What did Sheriff McCabe find in Dog Hollow?
(a) A decayed male body.
(b) A decayed female body.
(c) A counterfeit ring.
(d) A green ball gown.

15. How old was Billy the first time he asked Agatha to marry him?
(a) Nineteen.
(b) Eight.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Seventeen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Georgie bathe on the second night of her journey?

2. Whom does Georgie see kissing Agatha?

3. What does Grandfather Bolte give Agatha on Christmas Day?

4. How does Georgie know that Billy can sew?

5. Why didn't Georgie join Agatha during the arrival of the pigeons?

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