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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harold do for a living?

2. To what Native American tribe do Sequoyah and his mother belong?

3. What does Sequoyah imagine Rosemary doing to Nora?

4. What disease does Monfiore talk about having?

5. What does Sequoyah's name mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What caused Sequoyah's scars?

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

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

6. When George asks Sequoyah to tell him about Cherokees, what does Sequoyah do?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The motif of birds is common in the novel. Give three examples of the use of birds in the story. Then provide three reasons why birds might be significant to Sequoyah.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the meaning of the title of the novel. Then give three reasons the title is the best one, or suggest three reasons an alternative title would be better.

Essay Topic 3

The book chronicles the family members' different reactions to Rosemary's death. Discuss how these reactions differ by showcasing at least three examples from different characters.

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