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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Captain Marcy?
(a) Grandfather Bolte's old navy captain.
(b) The stationmaster.
(c) Author of a travel guide.
(d) Sheriff Mccabe's boss.

3. What does Ma carry during Agatha's funeral?
(a) A parasol.
(b) A feather.
(c) A scrap of fabric.
(d) A bonnet.

4. What does Georgie shoot on the riverbank after Agatha's funeral?
(a) Leaves.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Gin bottles.
(d) Tin cans.

5. What does Georgie throw first at the wild animal she encountered at the nesting site?
(a) A shoe.
(b) Her gun.
(c) A stick.
(d) A book.

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

7. What material are Bechler dollars made from?
(a) Cloth.
(b) Gold.
(c) Paper.
(d) Calf hide.

8. What does Grandfather Bolte give Georgie on Christmas Day?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A set of embroidery hoops.
(c) A pair of lace-up boots.
(d) A beautiful ball gown.

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

10. Why does Georgie have difficulty sleeping the second night of her journey?
(a) She is worried about Agatha.
(b) She is nervous around Billy.
(c) She is afraid the cougar will return.
(d) She is afraid the bear will return.

11. What does Georgie clean by the fire?
(a) Her rifle.
(b) Her clothing.
(c) Her boots.
(d) The plates.

12. Why does Georgie expect Agatha to reject Mr. Olmstead's proposal?
(a) She knows Agatha wants to go away to school.
(b) She thinks Mr. Olmstead is too old for Agatha.
(c) She doesn't expect Agatha to marry.
(d) She thinks Agatha loves Billy.

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

14. Where does Georgie bathe on the second night of her journey?
(a) In a river.
(b) In a hotel.
(c) In a church.
(d) In a pond.

15. What does Billy give Georgie the second night of her journey to help her sleep?
(a) A drink.
(b) A rifle.
(c) A tent.
(d) An amulet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Georgie see kissing Agatha?

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

3. Who gives Agatha a book on Passenger Pigeons?

4. What was the old man in the Seneca story following?

5. Who shoots at the wild animal Georgie encounters near the nesting site?

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