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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic the lover Rosemary tells Sequoyah about?
(a) She was a beautiful woman who traveled the world.
(b) She was from Ecuador.
(c) She lived all her life in Little Crow.
(d) She was 30 years old.

2. What does Nora Drake tell Rosemary about Sequoyah?
(a) That he is going to steal from the Troutts.
(b) That he is handsome in spite of his scars.
(c) That he skips school all the time.
(d) That he has a creepy, dangerous crush on her.

3. Who was Sequoyah named for?
(a) The great battle chief of the Cheyenne.
(b) His mother's brother.
(c) The creator of the Cherokee language.
(d) A spirit warrior who danced in the sky.

4. What did Harold's dad do for a living?
(a) He worked as a night watchman at an armament factory.
(b) He worked as an editor for a university textbook company.
(c) He worked as a policeman in Little Crow.
(d) He trained horses at the racetrack.

5. What noise does Rosemary hear outside her bedroom window that drives her crazy?
(a) The barking of a stray dog.
(b) The loud rumble of trucks on the interstate.
(c) A constant banging of a loose screen door.
(d) A feral cat screeching during mating.

6. What does Rosemary do with the boy in the woods?
(a) She attacks him.
(b) She kisses him.
(c) She sketches him.
(d) She ignores him.

7. What happens to Sequoyah after he helps Nora Drake and Rosemary do the chore they asked him to do?
(a) He slips and hits his head on a rock.
(b) He runs away and gets lost.
(c) He hits his foot with the shovel and breaks two bones.
(d) He gets hit by a car when he walks away from them.

8. What does Mr. Gillis tell Sequoyah when he meets him in the restroom?
(a) That he loves teaching school.
(b) That he is on meds for severe anxiety.
(c) That he has a hot date that night.
(d) That he likes to drive fast cars.

9. What does Horace Prairiewolf do to earn money?
(a) He harvests wild mushrooms.
(b) He makes dream catchers to sell at market.
(c) He hunts and packs wild meats.
(d) He does metal sculpture with old beer cans.

10. After Agnes gets the police when Sequoyah does no0t show up from school, what does she say to him?
(a) "Harold is going to kill you."
(b) "You are not considerate of other people's feelings."
(c) "Just because you want to get high doesn't mean you can make me wait."
(d) "I think maybe you're easily manipulated" (124).

11. What was the name of Sequoyah's mother's boyfriend who made him sit in the attic as punishment?
(a) Holden.
(b) Bill.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Marcus.

12. What does Sequoyah think that Monfiore tried to do to him while he slept?
(a) Shoot him.
(b) Poison him.
(c) Stab him.
(d) Strangle him.

13. How are Sequoyah and his great-grandfather alike?
(a) They both live in the city.
(b) They both speak three languages.
(c) They both have scars on their faces.
(d) They both believe in spirits and the spirit world.

14. What does Harold drink every night?
(a) A Bloody Mary.
(b) A rum and Coke.
(c) A peach Martini.
(d) A glass of dry red wine.

15. To what city does Sequoyah's mother take him?
(a) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(b) Tulsa, Oklahoma.
(c) Houston, Texas.
(d) Mobile, Alabama.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is faworki?

2. Why does Sequoyah get punished with detention?

3. What did the kids at school call Sequoyah?

4. What year of high school is Sequoyah in when he goes to live with the Troutts?

5. After Sequoyah is kicked out of the foster home before the Troutts, who does he go home with?

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