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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 kind of bird did Harold's dad want to catch?
(a) A ruby-throated hummingbird.
(b) A pileated woodpecker.
(c) A male cardinal.
(d) A ferruginous hawk.

2. What is Rosemary's attitude the day of the court hearing for Sequoyah's mother?
(a) She is super excited for Sequoyah.
(b) She is obsessed with Sequoyah's appearance.
(c) She is angry at Sequoyah for attending the hearing.
(d) She is distant and uninterested.

3. What color is the lipstick Rosemary is wearing the night she asks Sequoyah to take action on the dog?
(a) Hot pink, like the hue of a rose.
(b) Bright purple, like a beating vein.
(c) Dark red, like the color of dried blood.
(d) Black, like the color of his eyeliner.

4. What were Rosemary's last words?
(a) "You never listen."
(b) "I can't stand you."
(c) "I think you're ugly."
(d) "You are stupid."

5. Which of the following does Sequoyah NOT draw when he is home sick?
(a) Landscapes filled with flowers and trees.
(b) A clown holding a gun.
(c) A dog foaming at the mouth.
(d) A man dead and bleeding in a rocking chair.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sequoyah decide is the right way to live?

2. What does George think happened while he stands by the tree in the woods when he and Sequoyah look for Rosemary?

3. After Rosemary dies, what is Sequoyah afraid of?

4. Which reason is NOT a reason that Rosemary's death was accepted as a suicide?

5. What does Rosemary ask Sequoyah to do in the creek at her secret place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sequoyah's reaction to Jack and being in his apartment?

2. What does Sequoyah tell George about Rosemary's death?

3. What is Sequoyah doing at the end of the book?

4. Why does Rosemary go to the homeless camp with Sequoyah?

5. What does Sequoyah think will happen to his status at school after Rosemary dies?

6. What does Sequoyah do when he finds a picture of Rosemary sleeping on the couch?

7. What is the significance of the Native American man that Sequoyah sees standing in his yard while Sequoyah waited for the bus?

8. What is the incident that triggers Sequoyah's own kind of breakdown and grieving after Rosemary's death?

9. Where does Rosemary say she has to go after she comes home after her argument with Harold?

10. Why do Agnes and Harold not call the police when Rosemary goes missing?

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