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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Georgie expect Agatha to reject Mr. Olmstead's proposal?

3. How does Georgie react to the arrival of the pigeons?

4. Why doesn't Georgie want Agatha to go away to University?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Ma cut a scrap of cloth from the corpse's body?

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

6. What was unusual about the cougar attack?

7. What does Georgie notice about the feathers in the pigeoners camp?

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

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

10. Why does Georgie describe the pigeon nesting as "a battlefield"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Agatha once comments to her sister: “I don’t know how you can be so sure about putting creatures to death.” By the end of the novel, Georgie says she has stopped hunting because “Truth be told, I don’t find taking life - any life – palatable anymore.” Explain how and why Georgie’s attitude towards hunting has changed throughout the course of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the significance of Gerogie’s encounter with the cougar. What skills does she use to survive the attack? What impact does this event have on her character?

Essay Topic 3

How does Billy’s confession about the true nature of the kiss between him and Agatha affect his relationship with Georgie? What are the short term effects of his confession? What are the long term effects of his confession? Why does Georgie decide to help him on Miller Road? Why does she ask him to leave the store afterwards?

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