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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 act does George warn Sequoyah about in a note?

2. To what Native American tribe do Sequoyah and his mother belong?

3. What kind of salad dressing does Sequoyah prefer?

4. What problem does Sequoyah's mother have?

5. What causes Sequoyah's grandpa's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Monfiori?

2. What dessert do Milosz and Gertrude bring Sequoyah?

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

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

5. What is George's novel about?

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

7. What does Sequoyah think that Monfiori tries to do to him?

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

9. What does Mr. Gillis tell Sequoyah when Sequoyah meets the teacher in the bathroom on his first day of school?

10. Who was Simeon Luxe and what happened to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Argue that Sequoyah's assertion that looking back, he wanted "more than anything else to be liked, accepted" (37) was or was not accurate. Give three reasons for your answer.

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