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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gives Georgie permission to plant his rosebush where he wants?
(a) Mary Angela.
(b) Mrs. Harper.
(c) Mr. Collier.
(d) Nobody.

2. What does Georgie do during mealtimes at his new school?
(a) Plays with Raleigh.
(b) Practices reading.
(c) Stares at the garden.
(d) Draws in the dirt.

3. Why does Georgie sit in the back of the classroom at the beginning of the book?
(a) He is seated alphabetically.
(b) So the teacher can ignore him.
(c) Because he is very tall.
(d) He prefers the back row.

4. Why does Georgie hate Mrs. Cressman?
(a) She is mean to him.
(b) She tries to help him.
(c) She is ugly.
(d) She is mean to his mother.

5. What damage did Georgie do when he first planted his rosebush?
(a) He stepped on some bulbs.
(b) He knocked over a statue.
(c) He dug up some lillies.
(d) He stepped on some headstones.

6. How is Mrs. Harper able to see all of Georgie's cuts and scars?
(a) His coat falls off.
(b) His shirt gets ripped.
(c) He tears his shirt off.
(d) He shows her.

7. What got broken before Georgie was taken to the hospital?
(a) His clavical.
(b) His foot.
(c) His arm.
(d) His leg.

8. What grade is Georgie supposed to be in at the beginning of the book?
(a) 2nd.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 5th.
(d) 4th.

9. Where did Georgie get the deepest cut before he was sent to the hospital?
(a) His arm.
(b) His stomach.
(c) His leg.
(d) His head.

10. What is wrong with the person Mr. Collier introduces Georgie to?
(a) He is mentally disabled.
(b) He is in a wheelchair.
(c) He is deaf.
(d) He is blind.

11. What does Georgie's mother say ruined her life?
(a) Dating Steve.
(b) Going to prison.
(c) Quitting school.
(d) Having Georgie.

12. What does Sister talk to Georgie about while he is sick?
(a) School.
(b) Science.
(c) God.
(d) Gardening.

13. How does Timothy describe Robin?
(a) Stupid.
(b) Strange.
(c) Silly.
(d) Sweet.

14. What does Georgie beg for when he gets out of the hospital?
(a) His mother.
(b) Some food.
(c) His garden book.
(d) His rosebush.

15. What does Georgie do when he sees Steve in his apartment?
(a) Faints.
(b) Screams.
(c) Vomits.
(d) Runs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade is Georgie in at the beginning of the book?

2. Who runs Georgie's new school?

3. Why does Georgie live with Mrs. Sims after leaving the hospital?

4. Why is the garden so important to Mrs. Harper?

5. Where is Georgie at the beginning of the book?

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