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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Aunt Carr live?
(a) Nashville.
(b) Baltimore.
(c) Charleston.
(d) Dallas.

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

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

4. What is the setting in this book?
(a) Charlotte, North Carolina.
(b) Greenville, South Carolina.
(c) Greensboro, North Carolina.
(d) Beaufort, South Carolina.

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

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

7. In Chapter 3, when people talk about Glen, what two things do they mention most often?
(a) His family and his arms.
(b) His strength and how he loved Mama.
(c) His height and his personality.
(d) His hands and temper.

8. Who does Granny call an "ugly, ugly little thing"?
(a) Little Earle.
(b) Patsy Ruth.
(c) Bone.
(d) Grey.

9. Who compares Glen to a "junkyard dog waiting to steal a bone"?
(a) Bone.
(b) Earle.
(c) Granny.
(d) Alma.

10. How often do Bone's family visit Glen's family?
(a) A couple of times a month.
(b) About every other month.
(c) Weekly.
(d) Once a year.

11. From whose point of view is "Bastard Out of Carolina" told?
(a) Mama.
(b) Bone.
(c) Omniscient.
(d) Reese.

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

13. What preceded Glen talking badly about Boatwrights in Chapter 8?
(a) Uncle Earle gave Mama money.
(b) The Boatwright uncles made fun of Glen.
(c) Glen and Uncle Earle had an argument.
(d) Granny called Glen silly.

14. Who tells Bone that Glen is "pure crazy where your mama's concerned"?
(a) Temple.
(b) Granny.
(c) Alma.
(d) Garvey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Butch living in Chapter 7?

2. Who knows the words to every song in the Baptist hymnal?

3. Who are Marvella and Maybelle?

4. Where is Mama working when she meets her second husband?

5. In Chapter 7, who does Mama describe as "just bad all the way through"?

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