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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 was required of George or Sequoyah if they lost the game?

2. How does George feel about going into the woods?

3. What does Sequoyah write on the card he gives to Rosemary (on page 189) when he gives her the gifts to cheer her up?

4. Which of the following does Sequoyah NOT draw when he is home sick?

5. After traveling to Rosemary's secret place, what question does she ask Sequoyah when they return home to the Troutt's?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Jerry Hock and what does he do as a hobby?

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

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

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

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

Discuss Sequoyah's role in Rosemary's death, providing three examples of your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Sequoyah and George, providing at least three ways they are alike and three ways they are different.

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