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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 decide to go to get a doctor?

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

3. Who is driving the wagon that rescues Billy and Georgie?

4. Which character has a thumb shot off?

5. What is Mr. Garrow referring to when he says, "a mouse on your eye"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Georgie theorize that Mr. Garrow and the pigeoners are connected?

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

4. Why is Georgie surprised by the store owner's behavior when she arrives in Dog Hollow?

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

6. Why does Georgie begin to feel bad about calling the store owner Pin Eyes?

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

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

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

10. What confession does Billy make to Georgie after the shootout?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the symbolic significance of Passenger Pigeons in the novel? How are they featured in folklore? What meaning do they have for the different characters in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

What moral and ethical dilemma does Georgie face when Mr. Garrow finds the counterfeit plate in Billy’s saddlebag? Which question seems to weigh more heavily on her mind, the legal ramification of murder or the moral implication of killing another human being? What rationale does Georgie give for capital punishment? How does her decision affect 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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