View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Rosita feel when she sees Georgie?
(a) Happy.
(b) Reminiscient.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Startled.

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

5. Who gives Georgie permission to plant his rosebush where he wants?
(a) Mary Angela.
(b) Mr. Collier.
(c) Mrs. Harper.
(d) Nobody.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Georgie meet Rosita?

2. What is Rosita's occupation?

3. Why does Georgie's mother not stop Steve from abusing her son?

4. What is the first thing everyone at the new school notices about Georgie?

5. What did Georgie's new school used to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Harper allow Georgie to plant his rosebush in her garden?

2. What does Georgie do during meal time after meeting Mr. Collier?

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

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

5. How does Rosita respond when she meets Georgie?

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

7. What does Georgie insist on during his first day at the new school?

8. Why does Georgie never read his garden book?

9. Where does Sister suggest the rosebush go?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 625 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample