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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 name does Sequoyah's mother call him?

2. What physical ailment does Sequoyah frequently suffer from?

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

4. Why does Sequoyah stop seeing his counselor, Karen?

5. What does Sequoyah's name mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Agnes do to try and make Sequoyah feel welcome the first night?

2. Why is the main character named Sequoyah?

3. What does Rosemary say about the lover she had last year?

4. How does George prefer to communicate with Sequoyah?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the hatred between Nora and Sequoyah. Provide three reasons for their strong, mutual dislike of each other.

Essay Topic 2

Is Sequoyah a dangerous person? Give three reasons that he is or he is not.

Essay Topic 3

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

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