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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Georgie think will ruin his lottery winnings?
(a) Steve.
(b) His neighbor.
(c) His teacher.
(d) His mother.

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

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

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

5. Why does Georgie's mother not protect him?
(a) He needs to see his place in the world.
(b) He needs to accept that people will knock him around.
(c) He needs to be less of a burden.
(d) He needs to be stronger.

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

7. How does Georgie treat the person Mr. Collier introduces to him?
(a) He is kind.
(b) He is nervous.
(c) He is off-putting.
(d) He is excited.

8. Why is the garden so important to Mrs. Harper?
(a) It was planted by her son.
(b) It was her husband's surprise to her.
(c) It is a graveyard.
(d) It is her in-law's property.

9. How does Georgie always say he gets his bruises?
(a) By angering his mother.
(b) By playing soccer.
(c) By fighting other kids.
(d) By falling down the stairs.

10. What does Georgie do when he hears what happened o his rosebush after he first planted it?
(a) Returns to plant it again.
(b) Cries in his room.
(c) Plants some more seeds.
(d) Hides in the garden.

11. Why does Georgie get a fever?
(a) He gets feverish when he is scared.
(b) He has a stress induced sickness.
(c) He got a cold.
(d) His cuts are infected.

12. What makes Georgie lonely while living with Mrs. Sims?
(a) She works a lot.
(b) They do not live in a building with other people.
(c) His mother is not there.
(d) He has to go to school.

13. Why does Georgie compare Sister to someone when he is sick?
(a) He thinks she is kind.
(b) He thinks she is lying.
(c) He thinks she will hurt him.
(d) He thinks she has been abused.

14. What does Georgie do after he plants his rose bush?
(a) Goes to bed.
(b) Eats his meal.
(c) Writes a note.
(d) Sings a song.

15. Where does Mrs. Sims work?
(a) The hospital.
(b) The grocery store.
(c) The school.
(d) The gas station.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Georgie not turn in Steve after he is sent to the hospital?

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

3. Where does Georgie go after making his own lunch?

4. How long does Georgie have a fever?

5. Where did Georgie get the deepest cut before he was sent to the hospital?

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