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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. Which character is known as the best tracker in town?

2. Who is Captain Marcy?

3. Who gives Agatha a book on Passenger Pigeons?

4. Why doesn't Gerogie want Agatha to marry Billy?

5. Where does Georgie bathe on the second night of her journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of "horse" does Billy loan to Georgie and how does he force himself on her journey?

2. Why does Georgie tell Mr. Olmstead about Agatha kissing Billy?

3. What is the significance of Georgie's statement that she wishes Billy McCabe was only "a block of carved wood"?

4. What does Georgie notice about the feathers in the pigeoners camp?

5. Why does Georgie describe the pigeon nesting as "a battlefield"?

6. How does Georgie justify taking items from the store for her journey?

7. Why does Ma make Agatha a ball gown?

8. What makes Georgie question the validity of her sister's funeral?

9. What does Agatha's story about the old Seneca man symbolize?

10. How does Georgie's behave change after her encounter with the cougar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the development of Gerogie and Billy’s relationship. How does Georgie initially view Billy? How does Billy initially view Georgie? How does their relationship change through the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how the Passenger Pigeon migration of 1871 impacted the members of the Burkhardt family and the town of Placid. How did the migration affect the town financially? Socially?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the importance of the sisterly bond between Agatha and Georgie. What roles do they play in each other’s lives? What about this bond motivates Georgie to search for her missing sister?

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