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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 is unique about the fields of Garrow Farm?

2. To what town does Georgie ride on her journey?

3. What does Georgie use to bribe Long Ears?

4. What does Georgie take from the youngest Garrow girl?

5. What does the machine inside the cave make?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Georgie suspect has happened between her Ma and Sheriff McCabe while she was away?

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

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

4. What is the significance of the money Goergie and Billy find in the caves?

5. What is the significance of Georgie deciding to use Billy's repeater rifle to hunt?

6. What revelation does Georgie have on top of the hill beside Miller Road?

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

8. What theory does Georgie begin to develop about Darlene and Agatha?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how the Passenger Pigeon migration of 1871 impacted the members of the Burkhardt family and the town of Placid. How did the migration affect the town financially? Socially?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of Mr. Olmstead helping both Billy and Georgie? Why might he feel it necessary to financially assist them both? What do his actions demonstrate about his character?

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