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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the first place that Glen moves the family to?
(a) By the JC Penney mill near the railroad tracks.
(b) Close to his brother.
(c) In the next county.
(d) Next door to Beau.

2. What type of cigarette does Glen smoke in Chapter 4?
(a) He rolled his own cigarettes.
(b) Marlboros.
(c) Pall Malls.
(d) None; Glen didn't smoke.

3. How old is Mama when Bone was born?
(a) 18.
(b) 17.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

4. What does Mrs. Parsons give Mama?
(a) A letter.
(b) A special keepsake.
(c) Insurance money from the army.
(d) Berries for making a pie.

5. Who does Bone tell about her dream to be a gospel singer?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Alma.
(c) Mama.
(d) Granny.

6. Who tells Bone that she isn't a racehorse?
(a) Grey.
(b) Uncle Nevil.
(c) Glen.
(d) Uncle Earle.

7. What does Bone dream of buying her mother after she became a famous singer?
(a) A yellow Cadillac and a house on Henderson road.
(b) Beautiful clothes.
(c) The fanciest house in Greenville.
(d) Her own diner.

8. What causes Glen to sob in Chapter 4?
(a) He loses his job.
(b) Mama lost the baby and can't have more.
(c) He is sorry about molesting Bone.
(d) An argument with his father.

9. What is one of the pretend meals that Bone and Reese make up?
(a) Mashed bug meat with pickles.
(b) Fried rutabagas and jellos.
(c) Sugar-glazed turtle meat with poson greens.
(d) Peanut butter and steamed daffodils.

10. Why does Deedee agree to come home and help care for her mother?
(a) Her father would make payments on her car.
(b) She lost her job and home.
(c) Her mother was dying.
(d) She just left a bad relationship.

11. What color are Shannon Pearl's eyes?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Pink.

12. Who cleans Bone's house in Chapter 4?
(a) Aunt Alma.
(b) Aunt Raylene.
(c) Aunt Ruth.
(d) Bone.

13. Bone and Reese make fun of what in Chapter 5?
(a) Butch's hair.
(b) Little Earle's clothes.
(c) Gray's voice.
(d) Glen's hands.

14. Who was the nurse at the hospital?
(a) Mrs. Allison.
(b) Mrs. Myer.
(c) Mrs. Jones.
(d) Mrs. Davis.

15. What is Mama looking for in the box of Alma's chiffarobe?
(a) Mama's wedding ring.
(b) Mama's marriage license.
(c) Bone's birth certificates.
(d) Reese's birth certificate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the family move to after Bone turned ten years old?

2. Who is Reese's father?

3. Everyone knows that the Boatwright boys can be mean and have been to jail. How many Boatwright boys are there?

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

5. What was the first thing Mama did to Glen after he first hit Bone with a belt?

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