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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 does Rosemary do to make up to Sequoyah for Nora treating him badly?

2. What habit does George take up after reading an article by a swami?

3. What does Sequoyah do after they get George home from his panic attack in the woods?

4. What do Rosemary and Sequoyah go to Harold's desk to get?

5. What does the usher tell Rosemary after the movie?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When George begins to come out of his sadness, what does he talk about?

3. Discuss the letters that George receives from his grandparents.

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

5. What does Sequoyah do when he finds a picture of Rosemary sleeping on the couch?

6. What happens at Sequoyah's mother's court hearing?

7. What fear does George have about driving?

8. What is the significance of the howling dog outside of Rosemary's window?

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

10. Describe the game that George and Sequoyah create and play with each other.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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