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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 is the name of the old man with the dog who talks to Sequoyah?
(a) Wayne.
(b) Scotty.
(c) Billy.
(d) Jack.

2. How does Sequoyah feel about Nora Drake?
(a) He loves her.
(b) He is curious about her.
(c) He is afraid of her.
(d) He hates her.

3. What year of high school is Sequoyah in when he goes to live with the Troutts?
(a) Junior.
(b) Freshman.
(c) Sophomore.
(d) Senior.

4. Why was George afraid of the shed in back of the Troutt house before he overcame his fear?
(a) Because rats had lived in there.
(b) Because he thought it was haunted.
(c) Because it was a little space, and he was claustrophobic.
(d) Because it had no electricity and was very dark.

5. How does George prefer to communicate with Sequoyah?
(a) By writing notes.
(b) By turning out the lights and talking in the dark.
(c) By sending texts.
(d) By writing chalk messages on the wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rosemary's tribe?

2. How many times has Rosemary attempted suicide?

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

4. At lunch on his first day of school, what does Sequoyah hear a girl talking about doing?

5. What does Sequoyah's name mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Six, what does Nora Drake tell Rosemary about Sequoyah?

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

3. What does Agnes do to try and make Sequoyah feel welcome the first night?

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

5. What was Rosemary's first reaction to Sequoyah?

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

7. What does George do with the paper liners from Rosemary's cassette tapes?

8. What did Jimmy, Sequoyah's mother's boyfriend, do to Sequoyah?

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

10. What is George's novel about?

(see the answer keys)

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