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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. Why does Grandfather Bolte refuse to give Agatha tuition money for University?
(a) He wants her to wait another year.
(b) He is afraid to have her move so far away.
(c) He thinks she should pay her own way.
(d) He thinks she should find a husband in her own hometown.

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

3. What is the significance of Wednesday, June 7, 1871?
(a) It is Agatha and Benjamin's wedding date.
(b) It is the date of Agatha's first funeral.
(c) It is Georgie's birthday.
(d) It is Agatha's birthday.

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

5. What wild animal confronts Georgie near the nesting site?
(a) A snake.
(b) A coyote.
(c) A cougar.
(d) A bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. In her dream, were is Georgie standing?

2. How long has Georgie's father been missing?

3. What song does Billy whistle as he leaves Billy alone to bathe?

4. Where does Georgie work?

5. Where does Georgie bathe on the second night of her journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was unusual about the cougar attack?

2. How does Georgie fend off the cougar attack?

3. Why does Georgie consider her five Bechtler dollars to be worth twenty dollars?

4. What makes Georgie question the validity of her sister's funeral?

5. Why does Georgie shoot gin bottles down by the river?

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

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

8. Why does Agatha step into the migrating flock of pigeons and spin?

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

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

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