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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. What disease does Monfiore talk about having?
(a) Liver failure.
(b) Hemophilia.
(c) Osteoarthritis.
(d) Cancer.

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

3. What does Sequoyah see as one disadvantage of living in a foster home?
(a) The temperature was kept much too hot.
(b) It was not as easy to sneak out at night as it was at a shelter.
(c) The space was decorated like a real home.
(d) The food consisted of good, home-cooked meals.

4. Why does Sequoyah get punished with detention?
(a) Because he disrupts teachers during lectures.
(b) Because he throws spitballs.
(c) Because he starts fights with other students in class.
(d) Because he sleeps in class.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does George prefer to communicate with Sequoyah?

2. What is the floor of the shed made of?

3. What did Rosemary write on Sequoyah's arms?

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

5. What is the name of the county where Sequoyah and his mother used to live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are foster homes different than shelters, according to Sequoyah?

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

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

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

5. What does Agnes do to try and make Sequoyah feel welcome the first night?

6. What caused Sequoyah's scars?

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

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

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

10. Why does Nora Drake ask for Sequoyah's help, and how does that request affect their relationship?

(see the answer keys)

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