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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 a troublemaker.
(b) That he should stay away from her.
(c) That she is an artist.
(d) That she is excited to have a new foster-brother.

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

3. What name does Sequoyah's mother call him?
(a) Prancing Bird.
(b) Yellow Sky.
(c) Wild Horse.
(d) Round Moon.

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

5. Why did Sequoyah get kicked out of the foster home before Troutts?
(a) Because he could not follow their rules.
(b) Because his appearance frightened the foster-mom.
(c) Because he set their house on fire.
(d) Because he beat up another child named Lacey.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sequoyah feel about Nora Drake?

2. What does Nora Drake tell Rosemary about Sequoyah?

3. What act does George warn Sequoyah about in a note?

4. What does George say about Nora?

5. When Sequoyah hears a boy call him a faggot, what does he do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does George prefer to communicate with Sequoyah?

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

4. Who is Monfiori?

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

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

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

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

9. What dessert do Milosz and Gertrude bring Sequoyah?

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

(see the answer keys)

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