View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Georgie entertain Billy as they search for a doctor?
(a) She dances a jig.
(b) She sings him a song.
(c) She describes home.
(d) She tells him a story.

2. Where does the store owner think the pigeoner went after leaving Dog Hollow?
(a) Placid.
(b) The Garrows.
(c) Madison.
(d) California.

3. Whose farm could be found on the side of Old Line road?
(a) The McCabe's.
(b) The Olmstead's.
(c) The Bolte's.
(d) The Garrow's.

4. What do Billy and Georgie find inside a cave?
(a) A blue-green ball gown.
(b) Pigeoner tools.
(c) Money.
(d) A shotgun.

5. How does Billy communicate with his family in Placid while traveling with Billy?
(a) By telegraph.
(b) By text.
(c) By telephone.
(d) By carrier pigeon.

6. Why does Billy give Georgie twenty cents?
(a) To buy cheese and bread.
(b) To buy stick candy.
(c) To pay for a drink.
(d) To pay for a bath.

7. What happens to the old man in Georgie's story?
(a) He dies defending his family.
(b) He jumps off a cliff.
(c) He kills a pigeon.
(d) He learns to fly.

8. What nickname does Georgie give the rude store owner in Dog Hollow?
(a) Pin Eyes.
(b) Squash Face.
(c) Big Nose.
(d) Long Ears.

9. Who pays Billy to chaperone Georgie?
(a) Pin Eyes.
(b) Ma.
(c) Sheriff McCabe.
(d) Grandfather Bolte.

10. What was the cause of death for the body found outside of Dog Hollow?
(a) Wild animals.
(b) Indians.
(c) A shooting.
(d) A hanging.

11. Who is Mrs. Tartt?
(a) A shop owner.
(b) Benjamin Olmstead's aunt.
(c) The owner of an inn.
(d) Mrs. Garrow's sister.

12. What does Georgie fall into when she leaves Billy?
(a) A root cellar.
(b) A river.
(c) A gravel pit.
(d) A cave.

13. Where does Georgie decide to go to get a doctor?
(a) Placid.
(b) Millertown.
(c) Madison.
(d) Dog Hollow.

14. Which character says, "hope muddies up reason"?
(a) Benjamin.
(b) Polly.
(c) Billy.
(d) Georgie.

15. What animals were living inside the cave?
(a) Bats.
(b) Bears.
(c) Cougars.
(d) Coyotes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What revelation does Georgie have while eating lunch on the banks of the Smoke River?

2. Who is driving the wagon that rescues Billy and Georgie?

3. Why doesn't Georgie want Billy to take off his hat?

4. What is unique about the fields of Garrow Farm?

5. Where does Georgie find a five-dollar note?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 409 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample