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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Georgie feel when he is working with Eddie?
(a) Strained.
(b) Happy.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Important.

2. What does Robin like to do with the person who reminds him of Paul?
(a) Read stories.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Paint.
(d) Watch.

3. Who is with Robin when he dies?
(a) Paul.
(b) Nobody.
(c) Georgie.
(d) Rosita.

4. What does Georgie have a talent for?
(a) Gardening.
(b) All of these.
(c) Music.
(d) Interpreting.

5. Who plays Alice in the final production?
(a) Rosita.
(b) Mrs. Harper.
(c) Timothy.
(d) Mary Angela.

6. What is Eddie's job?
(a) Professor.
(b) Gardener.
(c) Janitor.
(d) Cook.

7. What part is Richie playing in the play?
(a) The Mad Hatter.
(b) The Queen of Hearts.
(c) Alice.
(d) The White Rabbit.

8. Who is the only person Georgie tells about his scars?
(a) Richie.
(b) Timothy.
(c) Sister.
(d) Robin.

9. Why can't Georgie sing at the funeral?
(a) He is too sad.
(b) He loses his voice.
(c) He gets stage fright.
(d) He is sick.

10. How do the boys at school feel about Robin's death?
(a) They are sad.
(b) They are confused.
(c) They are angry.
(d) They are ambivalent.

11. What gift does Robin bring Georgie while he is sick?
(a) Rose petals.
(b) A camera.
(c) Books.
(d) Paints.

12. What has Mrs. Harper found at the end of the book?
(a) A reason to hope.
(b) A release of guilt.
(c) Another burden.
(d) A new son.

13. What makes Georgie hate Mr. Collier's story?
(a) He includes Mrs. Harper.
(b) He writes about the accident.
(c) He makes the rosebush sick.
(d) He doesn't create pictures.

14. How does Georgie feel when Robin comes to visit him while he is sick?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Ambivalent.
(c) Excited.
(d) Angry.

15. How does Robin feel without Paul around?
(a) Forgotten.
(b) Scared.
(c) Angry.
(d) Lost.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person who finds Georgie at Robin's grave do?

2. Who taught Robin to feed some animals?

3. Who does Georgie want to share the boys' stories with?

4. What does Mr. Collier write a story about?

5. Who hounds Georgie to take off his shirt?

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