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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. When Sequoyah is ill and feverish in Chapter 12; what does he dream covers the house?

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

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

4. Whose car does Sequoyah get into after he walks downtown in the rain to find Rosemary?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Sequoyah think will happen to his status at school after Rosemary dies?

3. What does Sequoyah do to try and cheer Rosemary up when she is avoiding everyone?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book chronicles the family members' different reactions to Rosemary's death. Discuss how these reactions differ by showcasing at least three examples from different characters.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Sequoyah's search for his identity, giving three examples from the novel that illustrate his uncertainty.

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