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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sequoyah see as one disadvantage of living in a foster home?
(a) The temperature was kept much too hot.
(b) The food consisted of good, home-cooked meals.
(c) The space was decorated like a real home.
(d) It was not as easy to sneak out at night as it was at a shelter.

2. What did the kids at school call Sequoyah?
(a) The Burned Boy.
(b) Scar Face.
(c) Striker.
(d) Hatchet Job.

3. To what Native American tribe do Sequoyah and his mother belong?
(a) Comanche.
(b) Iroquois.
(c) Chippewa.
(d) Cherokee.

4. According to rumor, what does Mrs. Speck do?
(a) Works with a gang to launder money.
(b) Keeps vodka in her desk and drinks in the teacher's lounge.
(c) Sings at a speak-easy outside of town.
(d) Writes erotic novels.

5. What does Rosemary's father do for fun?
(a) He practices archery.
(b) He sings in a band.
(c) He hunts.
(d) He swims.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year of high school is Sequoyah in when he goes to live with the Troutts?

2. How does Rosemary react to Sequoyah?

3. What does Harold think about solitude?

4. Where does Rosemary work?

5. When Sequoyah was a young kid, what were his imaginary friends like?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the two books that Rosemary gives Sequoyah to read?

2. What does Rosemary say about a dream she had about Sequoyah?

3. What dessert do Milosz and Gertrude bring Sequoyah?

4. Who is the narrator and what is the time period of the novel?

5. How are foster homes different than shelters, according to Sequoyah?

6. What does Sequoyah like about the setting of the Troutt house?

7. What kind of list does Sequoyah ask George to share with him?

8. When George asks Sequoyah to tell him about Cherokees, what does Sequoyah do?

9. Why was Sequoyah's mother put in prison?

10. What rumors has Sequoyah heard about what happens at backyard birthday parties?

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