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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What discovery makes Georgie certain that Agatha has run away?
(a) A horse is missing.
(b) Agatha's money is gone.
(c) Food is missing from the pantry.
(d) Georgie's rifle is gone.

4. Where does Georgie hide her coins while traveling?
(a) In the waistband of her skirt.
(b) Underneath the saddle.
(c) In her shoe.
(d) In her saddlebags.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom does Georgie see kissing Agatha?

3. What wild animal confronts Georgie near the nesting site?

4. Who are the pigeoners?

5. What does Ma do the night Georgie plans to leave home?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Georgie feel about Agatha's relationship with Billy?

2. What type of "horse" does Billy loan to Georgie and how does he force himself on her journey?

3. How does Georgie justify taking items from the store for her journey?

4. What does Agatha's story about the old Seneca man symbolize?

5. How does Georgie feel about Agatha's relationship with Mr. Olmstead?

6. How does Georgie fend off the cougar attack?

7. What is the significance of Georgie's statement that she wishes Billy McCabe was only "a block of carved wood"?

8. Why does Ma make Agatha a ball gown?

9. Why does Grandfather Bolte refuse to give his permission for Agatha to go to the University of Wisconsin?

10. How does Long Ears' behavior foreshadow the arrival of the cougar?

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