Q 01/05

In The Lottery Rose, where does Georgie Burgess win the small rosebush he comes to treasure?

A) A county fair

B) A grocery store

C) A church raffle

D) A school carnival

Answer · why

B) A grocery store

A grocery store runs the lottery, and Georgie feels sure he will win before the drawing even happens. He lavishes on the little bush the care nobody h...

Q 02/05

Which Gulf Coast city in Florida is Georgie Burgess's home at the start of The Lottery Rose?

A) Tampa

B) Pensacola

C) Sarasota

D) Fort Myers

Answer · why

A) Tampa

Tampa is where Georgie lives with his mother, keeping the abuse he suffers at home a secret. He is always in trouble at school there and has never lea...

Q 03/05

In The Lottery Rose, which Wonderland character does Georgie play when another boy drops out of the skit?

A) The White Rabbit

B) The Cheshire Cat

C) The Mad Hatter

D) The March Hare

Answer · why

C) The Mad Hatter

The Mad Hatter is the part Georgie takes, in the tea party scene with Mrs. Harper as Alice. Acting opposite her in character lets him face her at last...

Q 04/05

In The Lottery Rose, which relative of little Robin helps Georgie Burgess finally learn to read?

A) His uncle

B) His older cousin

C) His stepbrother

D) His grandfather

Answer · why

D) His grandfather

His grandfather, Mr. Collier, brings books to Georgie's sickbed and reads them aloud. Georgie admits he never learned because nobody had offered him a...

Q 05/05

At the end of The Lottery Rose, where does Georgie Burgess finally choose to plant his rosebush for good?

A) On Robin's grave

B) In Mrs. Harper's garden

C) Beside the school chapel

D) Outside his mother's door

Answer · why

A) On Robin's grave

On Robin's grave is where Georgie decides the bush belongs, rather than in the garden he fought so hard to reach. The choice at last brings him and Mr...