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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bone steal from the Woolworth's?
(a) Bubble gum.
(b) Hair barette.
(c) Soda.
(d) Tootsie Rolls.

2. Everyone knows that the Boatwright boys can be mean and have been to jail. How many Boatwright boys are there?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

3. Does Bone ever see her real father?
(a) Yes; when she was two years old.
(b) No.
(c) Yes; eight days after she was born.
(d) Yes; when she was five years old.

4. What is Bone doing before Glen takes her into the bathroom and whips her with a belt?
(a) Running through the house.
(b) Talking back.
(c) Reading a book.
(d) Singing.

5. Who gets caught stealing a quart of RC Cola from the grocery store?
(a) Bone.
(b) Grey.
(c) Reese.
(d) Garvey.

6. The instructions for the love knot say that Mama should keep it where?
(a) Near the front door.
(b) Bury it in the garden.
(c) In a flower pot.
(d) Under the mattress.

7. What does Mama feed the girls when there is little food in the house?
(a) Biscuits and gravy.
(b) Soda crackers and ketchup.
(c) Cold tomato soup.
(d) Blackberries.

8. Who gives Bone a half-dollar and Reese a quarter?
(a) Bodine Waddell.
(b) Glen.
(c) Uncle Earle.
(d) Mama.

9. In Chapter 5, what about Glen makes Bone nervous?
(a) His hands.
(b) His smile.
(c) His temper.
(d) His eyes.

10. What does Bone do on Wednesday nights in Chapter 10?
(a) Listens to the radio.
(b) Visits the library.
(c) Attends revivals.
(d) Attends church services for young people.

11. What does Shannon Pearl talk about with Bone?
(a) School.
(b) The meanness of other children.
(c) God and the Bible.
(d) She tells gruesome stories.

12. Who does Bone take roses from?
(a) Aunt Carr.
(b) Aunt Ruth.
(c) Aunt Madeline.
(d) Aunt Alma.

13. How many people are in the downstairs apartment, according to Grey?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

14. What was the first thing Mama did to Glen after he first hit Bone with a belt?
(a) Wiped away Bone's tears.
(b) Slapped Glen.
(c) Hugged Glen.
(d) Blamed Bone for the problem.

15. According to Granny, who is stuck up and full of themselves?
(a) The preacher's family.
(b) Bone's real father's family.
(c) Lyle's family.
(d) The Waddells.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Glen grinning and boasting about in Chapter 4?

2. Bone wanted hands as strong as Glen's. How did she exercise them?

3. How do Bone and her sister get to Aunt Alma's in Chapter 6?

4. What clothing does Bone beg from her aunts?

5. Who does Bone try to save from "heathen ways"?

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