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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. Who taught Sequoyah to fish?

2. What does Nora Drake tell Rosemary about Sequoyah?

3. What name does Sequoyah's mother call him?

4. What is one of George's hobbies?

5. Looking back on the events of his past, what does Sequoyah recognize that he wanted then?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the main character named Sequoyah?

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

3. Why had George been afraid of the shed in the back?

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

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

6. What caused Sequoyah's scars?

7. What dessert do Milosz and Gertrude bring Sequoyah?

8. Why does Nora Drake ask for Sequoyah's help, and how does that request affect their relationship?

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

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

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 the role of the town in creating the atmosphere for the novel. Provide three examples of how the behaviors and/or characters in the town promote the unhealthy feeling of the story.

Essay Topic 3

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

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