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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the family move to after Bone turned ten years old?
(a) East Greenville.
(b) West Greenville.
(c) Beaufort.
(d) Out in the country.

2. What does Boone compare the hair of her sick aunt to?
(a) A porcupine.
(b) An old dust mop.
(c) Orange straw.
(d) A horse's mane.

3. What color is Bone's hair?
(a) Brown.
(b) Midnight black.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Red-blonde.

4. What does Mama cook on the sides of the pan with the eggs?
(a) Green tomato slices.
(b) Biscuits.
(c) Bacon.
(d) Fatback.

5. Who can't sleep past sunrise?
(a) Glen.
(b) Reese.
(c) Bone.
(d) Mama.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who decides that 'illegitimate' should be stamped on Bone's birth certificate?

2. According to Bone, Glen smells of after-shave, cigarettes, Coca-Cola, and one more thing. What is that one thing?

3. Where is Glen when Mama cooks eggs for Bone and Reese?

4. What does Aunt Alma do that earned her Glen's contempt in Chapter 6?

5. According to Aunt Madeline, kids are what?

(see the answer key)

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