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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Georgie want to do with the garden at his new school?

2. What does Ellen ask Georgie to do at the beginning of the book?

3. How does Georgie's mother feel about him missing so much school?

4. Why does Georgie hate Mrs. Cressman?

5. What does Georgie do when he sees Steve in his apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Collier do when he meets Georgie?

2. Who is Paul and what did Timothy do with him?

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

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

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

6. How does Rosita respond when she meets Georgie?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters, and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the title of this book?

Essay Topic 3

Love was a very important theme and motivating factor in this book. Which characters were most affected by this theme? Which relationships were the most significant to the plot and why?

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