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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. Why does Gran'a say Phoney and Fone are obviously pets?

2. What does Smiley find in Chapter one?

3. What are the possum children doing when Fone first enters his home in Chapter two?

4. What does Fone begin following after getting separated from the others in Chapter one?

5. What does THorn say she and Fone need to do after Fone is awake in Chapter three?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Fone gets out of the water in chapter two after having been chased by the rat creatures?

2. What is Fone talking about while trying to get out of the gorge in chapter one?

3. What does Smiley say when Phoney says that he is the most loved Bone in Boneville?

4. What do Fone and Miz 'Possum discuss in the beginning of chapter two when they meet?

5. What happens when Fone meets Thorn?

6. What happens when Phoney finds the dragon?

7. What happens when the children and Fone begin playing?

8. What do Fone and Thorn discuss about the dragon in chapter three?

9. Describe the scene in chapter three when Thorn wakes Fone up.

10. Describe the scene where Fone and the other animals meet back up after the incident with the rat creatures.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Do you believe that the dragon was awakened by Fone or that the dragon already knew about Fone?

2) How do you think the hooded one knows about Phoney? Why do you think the hooded one wants Phoney's soul?

3) Why does the dragon seem to keep to close to Fone despite the fact that Phoney is the one that the hooded one wants?

Essay Topic 2

1) The Bone characters are white with very little distinguishing them from each other. What is the significance of Smiley's cigars and top hat and Phoney's shirt?

2) What other means could the author have used to differentiate between the characters?

3) What method does the author use to express character feelings in the story? How does this differ from other forms of literature?

Essay Topic 3

1) Describe Thorn's dream. What do you think the dream stems from?

2) If Fone were to have a dream speculate on what it would be about.

3) If this story were one of the characters having a dream which character would it be and why?

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