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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Bone mention in Chapter 16 that is from Aunt Raylene?

2. What kinds of fish did the uncles catch at Aunt Raylene's place near the river?

3. When Sheriff Cole asks Bone who did this to her, what does she say?

4. What does Uncle Earle have hidden that he shows Bone?

5. After Mama gets Bone to the car, what does she do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bone says that "things come apart so easily when they have been held together with lies." What are the results when the relatives learn of Bone's physical abuse? Ultimately, is it a good or bad thing? If it had not happened, would Bone have been raped or not? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Dorothy Allison makes several references to looking like a Boatwright. Bone watches for this and looks for the Boatwright birthright in both her appearance and her behavior as she tries to figure out who she is. Find both positive and negative examples of what being a Boatwright means. By the end of the book, is Bone glad she's a Boatwright?

Essay Topic 3

Symbolism is an important component in "Bastard Out of Carolina." Choose either the love knot or the hook, and describe its symbolism in the story.

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