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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused Sequoyah's scars?
(a) Hot grease flung from a spatula by his mother.
(b) A severe case of measles.
(c) An attack by a wild cat.
(d) Injuries from a terrible car accident.

2. What is the floor of the shed made of?
(a) Wood.
(b) Tile.
(c) Bricks.
(d) Dirt.

3. 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 30 years old.
(c) She was from Ecuador.
(d) She lived all her life in Little Crow.

4. Who is the author of the two books that Rosemary gives Sequoyah to read?
(a) N. Scott Momaday.
(b) Nicholas Sparks.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

5. Why does Sequoyah stop seeing his counselor, Karen?
(a) Because Sequoyah is mad at her because she asks too many questions.
(b) Because Sequoyah gets sick and can not attend his sessions.
(c) Because she makes a pass at him and it makes him uncomfortable.
(d) Because counseling stops working and brings him no peace.

6. What does Harold think about solitude?
(a) He thinks solitude causes people to drink.
(b) He thinks it is a good thing.
(c) He believes people go crazy if they are alone too much.
(d) He hates being alone.

7. Looking back on the events of his past, what does Sequoyah recognize that he wanted then?
(a) To live on his own, without adults.
(b) To have a recognizable talent.
(c) To be liked and accepted.
(d) To be a great student.

8. What kind of salad dressing does Sequoyah prefer?
(a) Ranch.
(b) Italian.
(c) It does not matter to him.
(d) Blue Cheese.

9. What did Rosemary write on Sequoyah's arms?
(a) The phrase, "I love you," over and over.
(b) Giant letters that spelled Sequoyah.
(c) Tiny words in French and Spanish.
(d) The lyrics to her favorite song.

10. What is the name of the old man with the dog who talks to Sequoyah?
(a) Jack.
(b) Wayne.
(c) Billy.
(d) Scotty.

11. How does Nora Drake die?
(a) Of injuries from a car accident.
(b) Of suicide.
(c) Of strangulation.
(d) Of cancer.

12. On the first night at the Troutt's house, what does Agnes tell Sequoyah about Rosemary?
(a) That she is excited to have a new foster-brother.
(b) That she is an artist.
(c) That he should stay away from her.
(d) That she is a troublemaker.

13. What does George show Sequoyah under the floor of the shed?
(a) A dead rat.
(b) Sacks full of money.
(c) Rosemary's sketchbooks.
(d) Old magazines.

14. What did the kids at school call Sequoyah?
(a) Hatchet Job.
(b) The Burned Boy.
(c) Striker.
(d) Scar Face.

15. What does Rosemary say to Sequoyah when they leave the woods that makes him angry?
(a) "You smell like duck feathers" (86).
(b) "You act like a girl."
(c) "You are a weird person."
(d) "You make me sick."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nora Drake tell Rosemary about Sequoyah?

2. What does Sequoyah think about Rosemary and his physical appearances?

3. What problem does Sequoyah's mother have?

4. Before Sequoyah's mother is locked up, what criminal action does Sequoyah think about happening to him?

5. What kind of bird flies into Sequoyah's room when he is sick?

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