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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 happens to Sequoyah after he helps Nora Drake and Rosemary do the chore they asked him to do?

2. What does Rosemary say to Sequoyah when they leave the woods that makes him angry?

3. What act does George warn Sequoyah about in a note?

4. What does Harold drink every night?

5. How does Nora Drake die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Rosemary's father do to the birds he raises in the backyard?

3. What does Rosemary say about the lover she had last year?

4. Why does Sequoyah not like the Bugs Bunny cartoon he saw at the drive-in when he was a little boy with his mother?

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

6. What did Rosemary do to try to commit suicide on two different occasions?

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

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

9. Why is the main character named Sequoyah?

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

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

How is Sequoyah's cultural heritage reflected in his personality and behavior? Provide at least three examples.

Essay Topic 3

One of the pervading themes of the novel is of death. Discuss three ways that the author integrates death into the story.

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