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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Georgie never do with his favorite book?
(a) Return it to the library.
(b) Show it to his mother.
(c) Lend it out.
(d) Read it.

3. 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.

4. Who does Georgie compare Sister to when he is sick?
(a) His mother.
(b) Mrs. Sims.
(c) Steve.
(d) Himself.

5. What does Ellen ask Georgie to do at the beginning of the book?
(a) Visit her daughter.
(b) Return a book.
(c) Be on time next time.
(d) Say hello to his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Georgie call Mary Angela?

2. What is Georgie filled with when he leaves the grocery store?

3. What damage did Georgie do when he first planted his rosebush?

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

5. Who gives Georgie permission to plant his rosebush where he wants?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Georgie's mother not protect him from Steve?

2. Why does Georgie make his own lunch after going to the store?

3. What is Georgie worried about as the lottery approaches?

4. What does Georgie win from the lottery, and why does he love it so much?

5. What does Georgie say he would ask God for while he is sick with his fever?

6. What causes Georgie to get sick in the garden?

7. What happened to Mrs. Harper's family?

8. How does Georgie end up in the hospital?

9. Why does Mrs. Harper not let the school boys near her house?

10. How does Rosita respond when she meets Georgie?

(see the answer keys)

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