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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 garment belonging to Rosemary does Sequoyah try on when he goes into her closet?

2. What causes Sequoyah's grandpa's death?

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

4. After Sequoyah does what Nora Drake asked him to do, what makes him angry?

5. What happens to Simeon Luxe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is George's novel about?

2. Who is the narrator and what is the time period of the novel?

3. Why does Sequoyah not like the Bugs Bunny cartoon he saw at the drive-in when he was a little boy with his mother?

4. What kind of list does Sequoyah ask George to share with him?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Argue that Sequoyah's assertion that looking back, he wanted "more than anything else to be liked, accepted" (37) was or was not accurate. Give three reasons for your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Sequoyah and George, providing at least three ways they are alike and three ways they are different.

Essay Topic 3

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

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