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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 is the condition of Mattie's inheritance from Max Devore?

2. What name does Elmer Durgin refer to Mattie as?

3. What is the name of the greenhouse where Mike goes to find Helen Auster?

4. What does Mike find under a throw rug in Jo's studio?

5. Jared Devore's ghost tells Mike that he and his friends killed Sara and her son because _______________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mike know that he has to do in order to quell Sara and Kito's spirits and whose spirits does he encounter at the scene of the murders?

2. What does Durgin try to get Mike to admit in a deposition?

3. What links all the deaths which have occurred on the TR?

4. What does Bill tell Mike about why people don't like Mike's being back in the area?

5. How does Jo help Mike during his assault by Max and Rogette?

6. What does Mattie fear that Max will do if he cannot win custody of Kyra?

7. What horrible acts is Mike driven to commit on Kyra and himself?

8. How is Kyra able to recall vivid details of the Fryeburg County Fair experience she shares with Mike?

9. Why does Mrs. Meserve resign as Mike's housekeeper and what is Mike's reaction to her resignation?

10. What are some of the haunting events at Sara Laughs and why won't Mike leave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mattie Devore was no stranger to hurt and pain. From what you about Mattie's life through this book, what were her biggest sorrows and worst betrayals? How did she manage through them? How did her coping skills evidence themselves in many aspects of her life? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

There are several events of foreshadowing in BAG OF BONES. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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