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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 did the kids at school call Sequoyah?

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

3. Why did Sequoyah get kicked out of the foster home before Troutts?

4. What disease does Monfiore talk about having?

5. What is the floor of the shed made of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Monfiori?

2. In Chapter Six, what does Nora Drake tell Rosemary about Sequoyah?

3. What rumors has Sequoyah heard about what happens at backyard birthday parties?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why was Sequoyah's mother put in prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the pervading themes of the novel is of death. Discuss three ways that the author integrates death into the story.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Sequoyah's role in Rosemary's death, providing three examples of your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the literary technique of foreshadowing, and give three examples of how it is used in the novel.

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