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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 Mike notice when he goes into the bathroom to take a shower after his wild night of hallucinations?

2. What is Mike doing when his phone rings at the cabin?

3. What did Johanna want to buy on the day she died that she did not want Mike to know about?

4. To whom was Mattie Devore married?

5. Mike's book, "The Red Shirt Man", came about when he saw a man working as a ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Max Devore's purpose for calling Mike at home on the Fourth of July?

2. When does Mike begin to notice something odd about the magnets on the refrigerator door?

3. What makes Mike realize that he must return to Sara Laughs?

4. What made Max file for custody of Kyra?

5. Where does Mike go on his first vacation without Jo and what realization does he come to there?

6. What does Mattie tell Mike is the reason she is in such a good mood after talking to John Storrow?

7. Does Mike's nightmare of arriving at Sara Laughs come true when Mike finally does arrive at the cottage?

8. Why does Mike think that there must not be a connection between Mattie and Max Devore, a wealthy man in the area?

9. What is Mike's demeanor when he spends Christmas with Jo's family, the Arlens?

10. Who is John Storrow and what is his role in Mike's life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the book's title. What does the author mean by calling it simply BAG OF BONES? What is he trying to emphasize with this emphatic style? Suggest three alternate titles for this book with supporting rationale for each.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Johanna. What did she look like? What were her positive personality traits? What were her dreams and fears? What was most valuable to her in her world?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the book. Explain the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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