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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 is one of George's hobbies?
(a) Memorizing the names of band members from the liners off of CDs.
(b) Collecting butterflies.
(c) Hiking in the woods.
(d) Listening to all kinds of music.

2. What did the kids at school call Sequoyah?
(a) Striker.
(b) Scar Face.
(c) The Burned Boy.
(d) Hatchet Job.

3. What does Rosemary let Sequoyah watch her do?
(a) Pee.
(b) Undress.
(c) Exercise.
(d) Sketch.

4. What does Agnes make for Sequoyah's first dinner with the Troutt family?
(a) Steak and potatoes.
(b) Spaghetti and salad.
(c) Macaroni and cheese.
(d) Fish and chips.

5. How does Nora Drake die?
(a) Of suicide.
(b) Of cancer.
(c) Of strangulation.
(d) Of injuries from a car accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was George afraid of the shed in back of the Troutt house before he overcame his fear?

2. How does Agnes react to Sequoyah?

3. What happens to Sequoyah after he helps Nora Drake and Rosemary do the chore they asked him to do?

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

5. What does Harold accuse their neighbors, Jim and Marjorie, of being?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Monfiori?

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

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

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

7. What does Rosemary say about the lover she had last year?

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

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

10. What does Mr. Gillis tell Sequoyah when Sequoyah meets the teacher in the bathroom on his first day of school?

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