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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 George think happened while he stands by the tree in the woods when he and Sequoyah look for Rosemary?

2. Which of the following people is not someone who has confessed to Sequoyah about being in love with Rosemary?

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

4. What kind of bird did Harold's dad want to catch?

5. After Rosemary dies, what is Sequoyah afraid of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who does Sequoyah stop to help when he is running home from Jack's apartment?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the meaning of the title of the novel. Then give three reasons the title is the best one, or suggest three reasons an alternative title would be better.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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