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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 is unique about the fabric of Agatha's ball gown?
(a) The silk was dyed before weaving.
(b) It was ordered from Boston.
(c) It was woven by hand.
(d) It was two different colors.

2. What is Mr. Garrow referring to when he says, "a mouse on your eye"?
(a) Billy's good looks.
(b) Georgie's persistent questioning.
(c) He is muttering a curse.
(d) Georgie's bruise.

3. How does Georgie bruise her cheek?
(a) In a fist fight.
(b) Being thrown from a horse.
(c) Billy slaps her.
(d) Falling down a rocky hill.

4. What does the hair ribbon of the Garrow girl appear to be made from?
(a) The lining of an old coat.
(b) Twine.
(c) The fabric of Agatha's ball gown.
(d) A silk handkerchief.

5. According to Mrs. Garrow, what happened to Darlene?
(a) She died.
(b) She fell ill.
(c) She ran away.
(d) She went to school.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Billy communicate with his family in Placid while traveling with Billy?

2. What does Georgie do when Billy removes his hat?

3. Who is driving the wagon that rescues Billy and Georgie?

4. What happens to the old man in Georgie's story?

5. Which characters smile at each other in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Georgie deciding to use Billy's repeater rifle to hunt?

2. What confession does Billy make to Georgie after the shootout?

3. What does Georgie suspect has happened between her Ma and Sheriff McCabe while she was away?

4. Why does Georgie begin to feel bad about calling the store owner Pin Eyes?

5. What is the significance of the story of the bear that Billy reads in "The Prairie Traveler"?

6. What revelation does Georgie have on top of the hill beside Miller Road?

7. How does Georgie alter Agatha's story about the old Seneca man?

8. Why does Georgie blame herself for Agatha's disappearance?

9. Why doesn't Georgie want Billy to remove his hat when they arrive at the crime scene on Miller Road?

10. What revelation does the family have about the hair ribbon Georgie brings home?

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