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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 is Billy's nickname for Georgie?
(a) Fry.
(b) Gee.
(c) Kiddo.
(d) Lassie.

2. What is Georgie doing in her dream?
(a) Crying.
(b) Watching comets.
(c) Hoeing weeds.
(d) Fighting wild animals.

3. Who are the pigeoners?
(a) People who hunt wild pigeons.
(b) An acrobatic troop.
(c) People who raise tame pigeons.
(d) A traveling musical band.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ma give Agatha on Christmas Day?

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

4. What does Georgie shoot on the riverbank after Agatha's funeral?

5. What material are Bechler dollars made from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Georgie's behave change after her encounter with the cougar?

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

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

4. What was unusual about the cougar attack?

5. Why does Ma make Agatha a ball gown?

6. How does Georgie seek to make her Grandfather happy?

7. Why does Georgie fear to join her sister outside with the migrating birds?

8. How does Grandfather Bolte express compassion towards Georgie during the funeral?

9. What is the significance of Billy's nickname for Georgie?

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

(see the answer keys)

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