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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sister tell Georgie he must learn to do in order to survive?
(a) Heal.
(b) Forget.
(c) Help others.
(d) Forgive.

2. Who stays by Georgie during the drawing?
(a) His mother.
(b) Mrs. Sims.
(c) Steve.
(d) The Manager.

3. What is Mrs. Harper's name?
(a) Mary.
(b) Molly.
(c) Marthy.
(d) Melissa.

4. Where does Georgie hide when Steve comes over?
(a) The bathroom.
(b) The fire escape.
(c) The garage.
(d) The back yard.

5. Who takes Georgie back to the school when he passes out in the garden?
(a) Mrs. Harper.
(b) Mr. Collier.
(c) Rosita.
(d) Mary Angela.

6. Why does Georgie make his own lunch when he gets home from the store?
(a) He doesn't like his mother's cooking.
(b) There isn't a lot of time.
(c) Steve is there.
(d) His mother is too tired.

7. What happens to Georgie's rosebush the day after he plants it?
(a) It disappears.
(b) It dies.
(c) It gets mowed over.
(d) It gets ripped out.

8. What does Georgie call Mary Angela?
(a) Angel.
(b) Miss.
(c) Sister.
(d) Mary.

9. What favor does Georgie ask of Mr. Collier?
(a) To plant his rosebush in the garden.
(b) To have an extra helping of food.
(c) To get his garden book back.
(d) To go home.

10. Why does Georgie immediately recognize his winnings from the lottery?
(a) It is all from his daydreams.
(b) He saw them in the poster.
(c) He has seen Steve's money.
(d) The roses are in his book.

11. Why does Georgie hide when Steve comes over?
(a) So he won't smell the drugs.
(b) So he won't get beat.
(c) So he won't get teased.
(d) So he won't see his mother harassed.

12. Why does Georgie get worried about winning the lottery?
(a) He will have to share.
(b) There might be prizes he doesn't want.
(c) Steve will accuse him of stealing.
(d) He is not old enough to gamble.

13. How does Georgie's mother feel about him missing so much school?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She wants him to be happy.
(c) She doesn't care.
(d) She encourages it.

14. Who runs Georgie's new school?
(a) Monica Arceneaux.
(b) Molly Angleworth.
(c) Mary Angela.
(d) Mrs. Sims.

15. Who cleans up the mess Steve left in the apartment?
(a) The janitor.
(b) Georgie's mother.
(c) The landlord.
(d) The social worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who decides what kind of school Georgie should go to when he is released from the hospital?

2. When does Georgie plant his rosebush?

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

4. How are Mrs. Harper and Mr. Collier related?

5. What does Georgie beg for when he gets out of the hospital?

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