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

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

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

4. When Sequoyah hears a boy call him a faggot, what does he do?
(a) He pulls a knife on him.
(b) He shoots a spitball at him.
(c) He trips him as he walks past.
(d) He hits him in the back with his bare hand.

5. What is faworki?
(a) A Polish dessert.
(b) A knitted hat.
(c) A scented candle.
(d) A kind of needle work on tapestry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rosemary let Sequoyah watch her do?

2. Why does Sequoyah get punished with detention?

3. How does George prefer to communicate with Sequoyah?

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

5. After Sequoyah does what Nora Drake asked him to do, what makes him angry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Simeon Luxe and what happened to him?

2. Why had George been afraid of the shed in the back?

3. Who is the narrator and what is the time period of the novel?

4. Why does Sequoyah not like the Bugs Bunny cartoon he saw at the drive-in when he was a little boy with his mother?

5. In Chapter Six, what does Nora Drake tell Rosemary about Sequoyah?

6. What does Rosemary say about a dream she had about Sequoyah?

7. What kind of list does Sequoyah ask George to share with him?

8. What does Sequoyah think that Monfiori tries to do to him?

9. What rumors has Sequoyah heard about what happens at backyard birthday parties?

10. What dessert do Milosz and Gertrude bring Sequoyah?

(see the answer keys)

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