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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 does Smiley say he is telling everyone in the bar?

2. Why does Thorn explain to Fone that the two of them have gone to the river in Chapter four?

3. Why does Gran'ma say for them not to worry about her in Chapter five?

4. What unfinished business does the hooded one tell Phoney that they have?

5. What does Phoney tell Smiley they need to find in Chapter five?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene in chapter four: Kingdok, when Phoney and Fone are arguing after Phoney has spilled the milk.

2. What happens in chapter five when Fone begins smelling brimstone?

3. What does Fone say to Phoney in chapter four that makes Phoney suddenly excited about going into town with Gran'ma and Thorn?

4. What happens as Fone and Thorn begin running through the forest?

5. What happens when the bartender comes over to demand payment from Phoney?

6. What does the dragon say to the rat creatures when he shows up in chapter five?

7. Describe the dream that Thorn has in chapter four.

8. What does Lucius tell Gran'ma and the others when they arrive at Barrelhaven?

9. In chapter four what does Thorn tell Phoney about the spring fair while they are on the way to the stream?

10. Describe what happens in the beginning of chapter five when the rat creatures first begin to attack.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) What would you say that the dragon symbolizes in the story? Explain.

2) Why is Thorn so reluctant to believe there is a dragon?

3) Why does the dragon fail to show himself to Thorn earlier in the story?

Essay Topic 2

1) Explain the relationship that Thorn and Fone have. What is the significance of this relationship?

2) Is there any indication that Thorn might feel as strongly about Fone as he feels about her?

3) How do you believe their relationship will end?

Essay Topic 3

1) Speculate on the significance of the map that Smiley found in Chapter one.

2) What do think could be the possible reasons that Thorn feels that the map is familiar in some way?

3) If the map could represent something more in the story what would it be?

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