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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 disease does Ruth Arviso suffer from?

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

3. What sentiment does Sequoyah's mother repeat twice when he sees her before the hearing (on page 209)?

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

5. What happened to Harold's dad?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Harold going to do when he says he needs a new hobby?

3. After Rosemary's death, what is the fear that assaults Sequoyah?

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

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

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

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

8. What activity does Sequoyah define as the most invigorating experience he had at the Troutts?

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

10. What fear does George have about driving?

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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