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

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

3. Whom does Georgie see kissing Agatha?
(a) Billy McCabe.
(b) Sheriff McCabe.
(c) The pigioner.
(d) Benjamin Olmstead.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the significance of Wednesday, June 7, 1871?

2. Why does Georgie allow Billy to accompany her on her journey?

3. What does Georgie throw first at the wild animal she encountered at the nesting site?

4. What does Ma give Agatha on Christmas Day?

5. What is Billy's nickname for Georgie?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Georgie fend off the cougar attack?

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

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

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

6. Why does Georgie tell Mr. Olmstead about Agatha kissing Billy?

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

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

9. What was unusual about the cougar attack?

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

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