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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. What does Grandfather Bolte give Agatha on Christmas Day?

2. Why doesn't Gerogie want Agatha to marry Billy?

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

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

5. What discovery makes Georgie certain that Agatha has run away?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was unusual about the cougar attack?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What characteristics are revealed about Georgie during her encounter with Mrs. Garrow? What suspicions does she begin to have when she first encounters Mrs. Garrow? How are those suspicions later confirmed?

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 might the disappearance of Georgie’s Pa ten years prior the beginning of the novel have affected the family’s reaction to the disappearance of Agatha? How might it have affected their willingness to allow Georgie to go on her journey?

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