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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 Sequoyah imagine (on page 183) that Harold would say about him?

2. After Sequoyah and Agnes return from Rosemary's secret place, what does Harold say to Sequoyah (on page 227)?

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

4. When does George stop playing the game with Sequoyah?

5. What is Harold going to build?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. On the way home from the hospital, what does Sequoyah eat and what is the symbolism he takes away from that meal?

4. What do the doctors determine about Sequoyah's headaches and vomiting when he is tested at the Northridge Neurological Institute?

5. The night after the court-hearing, what does Sequoyah do by himself?

6. Why does Rosemary go to the homeless camp with Sequoyah?

7. What fear does George have about driving?

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

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

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

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

One of the pervading themes of the novel is of death. Discuss three ways that the author integrates death into the story.

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