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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 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. How does Agnes react to Sequoyah?
(a) She hugs him over and over.
(b) She starts ordering him to do chores as soon as he gets there.
(c) She tries to make him feel welcome.
(d) She is obsessed with the scars on his face.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rosemary say she knew that Sequoyah was coming?

2. How many times has Rosemary attempted suicide?

3. Who is the author of the two books that Rosemary gives Sequoyah to read?

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

5. At lunch on his first day of school, what does Sequoyah hear a girl talking about doing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Sequoyah like about the setting of the Troutt house?

3. What dessert do Milosz and Gertrude bring Sequoyah?

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

5. What caused Sequoyah's scars?

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

7. What does George do with the paper liners from Rosemary's cassette tapes?

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

9. What was Rosemary's first reaction to Sequoyah?

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

(see the answer keys)

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