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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 Mary Angela say Georgie can build with Timothy?

2. What is Mrs. Harper's name?

3. Where does Georgie meet Rosita?

4. What favor does Georgie ask of Mr. Collier?

5. When does Georgie plant his rosebush?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Sims give Georgie one day at the grocery store?

2. How does Georgie end up in the hospital?

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

4. Why does Georgie like his garden book so much?

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

6. How did Georgie get the scars on his face?

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

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

9. Why does Georgie never read his garden book?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Steve was a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How did he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence- however brief, altered the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if he had not been in the book at all?

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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