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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Georgie know that Billy can sew?
(a) He is from a family of tailors.
(b) Agatha taught Billy to sew.
(c) Billy mended her torn dress.
(d) His mother died when he was eight.

2. How long has Georgie's father been missing?
(a) Six months.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Ten days.

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

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

5. What does Ma do the night Georgie plans to leave home?
(a) Kisses Georgie goodnight.
(b) Cries.
(c) Argues with Georgie.
(d) Locks the front door.

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

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

8. What does Grandfather Bolte buy the night of February 28th, 1871?
(a) A mule.
(b) A new coat.
(c) A horse.
(d) Barrels.

9. How does Billy describe Georgie's biscuits?
(a) Sticky as honey.
(b) Light as air.
(c) Harder than diamonds.
(d) Soft as clouds.

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

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

12. Who comforts Georgie after she encounters a wild animal near the nesting site?
(a) Benjamin.
(b) Ma.
(c) Grandfather Bolte.
(d) Billy.

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

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

15. What do Georgie and Agatha make plans to do on Flat Rock?
(a) Watch nesting pigeons.
(b) Watch comets.
(c) Hunt bears.
(d) Sketch the scenery.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her dream, were is Georgie standing?

2. What type of bird does Georgie study in the massive book that lay open in Mr. Olmstead's library?

3. How does the wild animal react to Georgie's stare?

4. Why does Grandfather Bolte refuse to give Agatha tuition money for University?

5. Why does Ma ask the sheriff for his knife?

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