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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. Who does Georgie compare Sister to when he is sick?
(a) Himself.
(b) Steve.
(c) His mother.
(d) Mrs. Sims.

2. How are Mrs. Harper and Mr. Collier related?
(a) They are cousins.
(b) She is his sister-in-law.
(c) He is her uncle.
(d) He is her father.

3. Why does Georgie get a fever?
(a) His cuts are infected.
(b) He gets feverish when he is scared.
(c) He has a stress induced sickness.
(d) He got a cold.

4. What does Georgie think will happen after the drawing?
(a) He will get adopted.
(b) He will have money.
(c) His life will change.
(d) His mother will dump Steve.

5. What does Georgie want to do with the garden at his new school?
(a) Learn to tend it.
(b) Plant his rosebush there.
(c) Harvest fruit there.
(d) Get some flowers for Mrs. Sims.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mary Angela say Georgie can build with Timothy?

2. Who is the first person Georgie sees when he wakes up in the hospital?

3. Why does Georgie not turn in Steve after he is sent to the hospital?

4. Who cleans up the mess Steve left in the apartment?

5. What is Georgie doing when he passes out in the garden?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Harper not let the school boys near her house?

2. Why does Georgie's mother not protect him from Steve?

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

4. How does Rosita respond when she meets Georgie?

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

6. What injuries does Georgie have at the hospital?

7. Why does Mrs. Harper allow Georgie to plant his rosebush in her garden?

8. What causes Georgie to get sick in the garden?

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

10. Why does Georgie never read his garden book?

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