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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. How does Georgie describe the rosebush?

2. Where did Georgie get the deepest cut before he was sent to the hospital?

3. How does Georgie treat the person Mr. Collier introduces to him?

4. What is Georgie filled with when he leaves the grocery store?

5. Who stopped Steve from beating Georgie before he was sent to the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Rosita respond when she meets Georgie?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Mr. Collier do when he meets Georgie?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the title of this book?

Essay Topic 2

Security and safety were two themes that were touched on a number of times throughout the course of this book. What are some of these instances, and how does this affect the characters in these scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Despair was a theme that was placed in a number of sensitive places in this plot. What are some of these places, and what role did despair play in this book?

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