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

2. What is so new to Georgie after leaving the grocery store?
(a) He has never kept secrets from his mother before.
(b) He has never been excited about anything before.
(c) He has never had a gift before.
(d) All of these.

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

4. What does Georgie do while Mrs. Harper yells at him?
(a) Walks away.
(b) Yells back.
(c) Collapses on the ground.
(d) Faints.

5. What does Georgie win from the lottery?
(a) A rose bush.
(b) $50.
(c) A bag of groceries.
(d) All of these.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sister tell Georgie he must learn to do in order to survive?

2. Where does Mrs. Sims work?

3. What is Ellen's occupation?

4. What does Georgie call Mary Angela?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What changes in Georgie's living situation after being released from the hospital?

3. How does Georgie get his rosebush where he wants it?

4. Why is Georgie so excited about the lottery drawing?

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

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

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

8. How does Rosita respond when she meets Georgie?

9. What does Mrs. Harper do while Georgie is recovering from his fever?

10. How does Georgie end up in the hospital?

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