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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. Why does Georgie explore the creek bank in Chapter 17?

2. What is the significance of the hair ribbon?

3. Who pays Billy to chaperone Georgie?

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

5. What is unique about the fields of Garrow Farm?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why is Billy in a hurry to leave the cave?

8. What makes Georgie change her mind about going home to Placid?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how Georgie prepares for her journey. Of what importance is “The Prairie Traveler”? Her Springfield rifle? How will the skills she has acquired through hunting and shooting gin bottles assist her on her journey?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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