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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 does Rosemary want Sequoyah to do to the barking dog?
(a) Pet him.
(b) Shoot him.
(c) Poison him.
(d) Adopt him.

2. What had the elderly man who had fallen done when he was young and healthy?
(a) He was a builder.
(b) He was a farmer.
(c) He was a dentist.
(d) He was a bookie.

3. What is the only thing that Harold messes with in the attic?
(a) Old furniture that he is planning to refinish.
(b) Christmas decorations.
(c) The money he has hidden up there.
(d) Old bookie books.

4. Whose car does Sequoyah get into after he walks downtown in the rain to find Rosemary?
(a) Nora's.
(b) Harold's.
(c) Jack's.
(d) Liz's.

5. What excuse does Rosemary give for turning down Sequoyah's overtures?
(a) She has to work.
(b) She is really tired and worn out.
(c) She does not like Sequoyah anymore.
(d) She does not have enough money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rosemary do when she is as angry as Sequoyah has ever seen?

2. What color is the lipstick Rosemary is wearing the night she asks Sequoyah to take action on the dog?

3. After traveling to Rosemary's secret place, what question does she ask Sequoyah when they return home to the Troutt's?

4. What games do George and Sequoyah play together?

5. What does Sequoyah feel he needs to do for Agnes after Rosemary dies?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is George wearing a clip-on tie and a pair of slacks in the middle of the night?

3. What does Sequoyah do to try and cheer Rosemary up when she is avoiding everyone?

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

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

6. Discuss the letters that George receives from his grandparents.

7. When George begins to come out of his sadness, what does he talk about?

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

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

10. How does Harold react to Sequoyah trying to help Agnes find Rosemary?

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