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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. 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 she is a troublemaker.
(d) That he should stay away from her.

2. What problem does Sequoyah's mother have?
(a) She is psychotic.
(b) She is an alcoholic.
(c) She is unable to read.
(d) She is an illegal immigrant.

3. What happens to Simeon Luxe?
(a) He gets into a fist fight with Sequoyah over Rosemary.
(b) He starts stalking Rosemary.
(c) He becomes a famous muscian.
(d) He dies of mysterious causes ten years later.

4. Which of the following is NOT an element of the novel that George is writing about the people in Little Crow?
(a) A story of an old woman who had 100 cats.
(b) A story of an execution of a police officer.
(c) A story of two men who rob a bank.
(d) A story of a teacher who went berserk.

5. What is the name of Milosz and Gertrude's son?
(a) Aleksander.
(b) Sandford.
(c) Joseph.
(d) Milton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease does Monfiore talk about having?

2. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic the lover Rosemary tells Sequoyah about?

3. According to rumor, what does Mrs. Speck do?

4. What does Mr. Gillis tell Sequoyah that he misses most since his divorce?

5. What does Nora ask Sequoyah to help her do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What dessert do Milosz and Gertrude bring Sequoyah?

4. Why is the main character named Sequoyah?

5. What did Rosemary do to try to commit suicide on two different occasions?

6. Why was Sequoyah's mother put in prison?

7. What did Jimmy, Sequoyah's mother's boyfriend, do to Sequoyah?

8. What does Rosemary's father do to the birds he raises in the backyard?

9. What is significant about the two books that Rosemary gives Sequoyah to read?

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

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