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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. How does Nora Drake die?

2. When Sequoyah is by himself in Rosemary's bedroom, what does he fantasize about doing to her?

3. What does Rosemary let Sequoyah watch her do?

4. What does Milosz make for Sequoyah?

5. What does Rosemary do with the boy in the woods?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is the main character named Sequoyah?

6. What is George's novel about?

7. How does George prefer to communicate with Sequoyah?

8. Who was Simeon Luxe and what happened to him?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Rosemary's character is developed throughout the novel. Include three examples of her behavior that might suggest suicide.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of the town in creating the atmosphere for the novel. Provide three examples of how the behaviors and/or characters in the town promote the unhealthy feeling of the story.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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