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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 is Mr. Garrow referring to when he says, "a mouse on your eye"?

2. What does Georgie burn in the campfire?

3. What revelation does Georgie have while eating lunch on the banks of the Smoke River?

4. What do Billy and Georgie find inside a cave?

5. What does Georgie discover about the hair ribbon in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the significance of the money Goergie and Billy find in the caves?

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

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

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

7. How does Georgie theorize that Mr. Garrow and the pigeoners are connected?

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

9. Why is Georgie surprised by the store owner's behavior when she arrives in Dog Hollow?

10. How does Georgie plan to make Long Ears obey her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the kiss between Agatha and Billy? Why does Georgie tell Mr. Olmstead about the kiss? What importance does Mr. Olmstead place on the kiss? How does this one event become the catalyst for the rest of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. Garrow arrives in Placid to visit her daughter’s grave and gives Ma a wad of counterfeit dollars to pay for a new tombstone for Darlene. Describe the moral and ethical dilemma Ma faces in using illegal currency to purchase the new tombstone. What risks does she face? Why do you think she purchases the tombstone?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of Mr. Olmstead helping both Billy and Georgie? Why might he feel it necessary to financially assist them both? What do his actions demonstrate about his character?

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