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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Bone and her sister get to Aunt Alma's in Chapter 6?
(a) Mama drops them off.
(b) Walk.
(c) Ride with Uncle Earle.
(d) Hitch-hike.

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

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

4. What does Aunt Alma do that earned her Glen's contempt in Chapter 6?
(a) Has an affair.
(b) Moves out on her husband.
(c) Abandons her children.
(d) Gets a job.

5. What does Glen hope to receive from his brother, James?
(a) Friendship.
(b) A house.
(c) A job.
(d) Money.

6. In Chapter 5, what does Glen promise Mama?
(a) To adopt Bone and Reese when he has the money.
(b) To be a better husband.
(c) To buy her a house.
(d) To get a better job.

7. Bone is a nickname for Ruth Anne. She is named after whom?
(a) Great aunt and cousin.
(b) Grandmother and aunt.
(c) Mother and grandmother.
(d) Aunt and mother.

8. Who is Mrs. Parsons?
(a) Glen's mother.
(b) Reese's grandmother.
(c) Bone's grandmother.
(d) The woman who runs the diner.

9. According to Bone, Glen smells of after-shave, cigarettes, Coca-Cola, and one more thing. What is that one thing?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Fear.
(c) Anger.
(d) Beer.

10. One of Alma's children is named Annie, but her nickname is what?
(a) Bug.
(b) Rosebud.
(c) Tadpole.
(d) Buttercup.

11. Who decides that 'illegitimate' should be stamped on Bone's birth certificate?
(a) Hospital clerk.
(b) The doctor.
(c) Granny.
(d) County office.

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

13. What are the occupations of Glen's brothers?
(a) Lawyer and dentist.
(b) Business owner and builder.
(c) Doctor and banker.
(d) Car salesman and reporter.

14. Who are Marvella and Maybelle?
(a) Glen's sisters.
(b) The Eustis aunts.
(c) Mama's friends at the diner.
(d) Neighbors.

15. What does Mama pack for the picnic?
(a) Fried chicken and biscuits.
(b) Ham and watermelon.
(c) Chicken hash and Jell-O.
(d) Sandwiches and apples.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who throws Reese up in the air so high that it looks like she is going to fly?

2. Who compares Glen to a "junkyard dog waiting to steal a bone"?

3. Who owns Sunshine Dairy?

4. How often do Bone's family visit Glen's family?

5. What preceded Glen talking badly about Boatwrights in Chapter 8?

(see the answer keys)

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