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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 is Cleo?
(a) Billy's aunt.
(b) A mule.
(c) A dog.
(d) Georgie's aunt.

2. Who dies while Georgie is searching for Agatha?
(a) Grandfather Bolte.
(b) Darlene.
(c) Ma.
(d) Agatha.

3. Who is Metcalf?
(a) The pigeoner.
(b) A bull.
(c) The sheriff.
(d) The store owner.

4. Whom does the Dog Hollow stationmaster admit to seeing?
(a) Darlene.
(b) Agatha.
(c) Mr. Garrow.
(d) A red-headed woman.

5. What does Georgie discover about the hair ribbon in Chapter 20?
(a) Is is slightly different from the fabric of Agatha's ball gown.
(b) It is made from the same fabric as Agatha's ball gown.
(c) It is missing from her saddlebags.
(d) It has blood stains.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Billy give Georgie twenty cents?

2. Which character has a hat shot off his or her head?

3. Who runs to meet Georgie when she returns to Placid?

4. Whose farm could be found on the side of Old Line road?

5. What color is the youngest Garrow child's hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does the stationmaster of Dog Hollow give Georgie?

2. Why does Georgie begin to feel bad about calling the store owner Pin Eyes?

3. What revelation does Georgie have when she discovers Billy has sent a telegram back to Placid?

4. How does Mr. Olmstead care for Georgie and Billy after the shootout?

5. How does Georgie theorize that Mr. Garrow and the pigeoners are connected?

6. Why doesn't Georgie want Billy to remove his hat when they arrive at the crime scene on Miller Road?

7. Why is Georgie surprised by the store owner's behavior when she arrives in Dog Hollow?

8. What dilemma does Georgie face when shooting at Mr. Garrow and Roy?

9. How does Georgie chase Mr. Garrow and Roy away from the campsite?

10. What is the significance of the story of the bear that Billy reads in "The Prairie Traveler"?

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