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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. Where does Georgie hide her coins while traveling?

2. What interest does Agatha share with Benjamin?

3. Where did Georgie sleep the first night away from home?

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

5. Who is Captain Marcy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Why is Georgie certain that her sister is alive? What skills does Agatha possess that would allow her to survive on her own? What elements of Agatha’s personality might make Georgie think she had left town?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of Georgie’s encounter with the store owner in Dog Hollow? What is Georgie’s initial assumptions about the woman? How do those assumptions change? What events allow both women to begin to identify with each other?

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