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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 had the elderly man who had fallen done when he was young and healthy?

2. What happens at Sequoyah's dental appointment?

3. What do the doctors say is the cause of Sequoyah headaches and vomiting?

4. What was wrong with the older man that Sequoyah helped after he had fallen?

5. What happens to Sequoyah's mother at the court hearing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sequoyah's reaction to Jack and being in his apartment?

2. What memories does Sequoyah have of the moment before Rosemary dies?

3. Why do Agnes and Harold not call the police when Rosemary goes missing?

4. What is the significance of the Native American man that Sequoyah sees standing in his yard while Sequoyah waited for the bus?

5. What is the incident that triggers Sequoyah's own kind of breakdown and grieving after Rosemary's death?

6. What fear does George have about driving?

7. Why is George wearing a clip-on tie and a pair of slacks in the middle of the night?

8. Who is Ruth Arviso and why is she important to Rosemary?

9. What does Sequoyah do after he and George go looking for Rosemary and George has a panic attack?

10. Why was Rosemary's death determined to be a suicide?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the literary term "coming-of-age" novel, and give three ways that Where the Dead Sit Talking is an example of this genre.

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

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

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