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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 was the name of Sequoyah's mother's boyfriend who made him sit in the attic as punishment?

2. What happens to Sequoyah after he helps Nora Drake and Rosemary do the chore they asked him to do?

3. Where does Rosemary work?

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

5. What does Harold drink every night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Rosemary's first reaction to Sequoyah?

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

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

4. What does Sequoyah think that Monfiori tries to do to him?

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

6. Who is Monfiori?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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