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

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

3. Why does Georgie not turn in Steve after he is sent to the hospital?
(a) He can't remember what happened.
(b) He doesn't want his mom to get in trouble.
(c) He is afraid of cops.
(d) He is afraid Steve will kill him.

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

5. What does Georgie want to do with the garden at his new school?
(a) Plant his rosebush there.
(b) Harvest fruit there.
(c) Get some flowers for Mrs. Sims.
(d) Learn to tend it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of school is Georgie told to go to after he is released from the hospital?

2. What does Georgie do after he plants his rose bush?

3. What does Georgie do during mealtimes at his new school?

4. How is Steve related to Georgie?

5. Why does Georgie's mother not protect him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Harper do when she first sees Georgie's rosebush in her garden?

3. Why is Georgie so insistent about where his rosebush should go?

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

5. What clues does Georgie have that Steve will be returning soon as the lottery approaches?

6. Why does Georgie never read his garden book?

7. What injuries does Georgie have at the hospital?

8. What makes Georgie dislike his teacher?

9. How does Rosita respond when she meets Georgie?

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

(see the answer keys)

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