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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 noise does Rosemary hear outside her bedroom window that drives her crazy?

2. How does Agnes react to Sequoyah?

3. What does Sequoyah do to fall asleep the first night he is at the Troutts?

4. On the first night at the Troutt's house, what does Agnes tell Sequoyah about Rosemary?

5. What does Sequoyah do to alter his appearance?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Rosemary say about a dream she had about Sequoyah?

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

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

Argue that social workers and counselors did or did not help Sequoyah. Provide three reasons for your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss at least three ways that Harold and Agnes impact Sequoyah's life.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Sequoyah's life is impacted by his mother's behavior and subsequent imprisonment. Provide at least three examples.

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