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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 was left on the front steps on the Bolte General store in Chapter 20?

2. Which character dies of a heart attack?

3. Who cleans Georgie up before she visits Mrs. Garrow?

4. What animals were living inside the cave?

5. What is the significance of the hair ribbon?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why doesn't Billy want Georgie to approach the Garrows?

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

4. How does Georgie react to the Mr. Garrow's presence in camp?

5. Why does Georgie blame herself for Agatha's disappearance?

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

7. How is Billy and Georgie's relationship affected by her marriage proposal?

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

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

10. What revelation does the family have about the hair ribbon Georgie brings home?

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

Georgie dreams of running the family business with her sister. Considering Agatha’s character, is this a reasonable assumption on Gerogie’s part? What attributes of Agatha’s character might make it difficult for her to run a business?

Essay Topic 3

How does the fire of 1871 affect the residents of Placid? What lessons does the community learn about compassion during this time? Compare and contrast the community’s involvement in this human migration to that of the Passenger Pigeon migration that occurred earlier in the year.

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