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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Mama tell Bone that Granny loves best?
(a) Her granddaughters.
(b) Her grandsons.
(c) Her three boys.
(d) Her five girls.

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

4. What clothing does Bone beg from her aunts?
(a) Her cousin's jeans.
(b) Mama's dresses.
(c) Earle and Beau's old denim workshirts.
(d) T-shirts from Bone's uncles.

5. 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.

6. What does Bone like to listen to on the radio early in the morning?
(a) The Grand Ol' Opry.
(b) Sunrise Gospel Hour.
(c) Rock and roll.
(d) The Carter Family Special.

7. Who takes photos of everyone with a camera in Chapter 3?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Granny.
(d) Alma.

8. How long does Mama date Glen?
(a) One year.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three months.

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

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

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

12. Who has many jobs, including one at the RC Cola plant?
(a) Glen.
(b) Raylene.
(c) Earle.
(d) Mama.

13. After getting off work, what does Mama smell like in Chapter 3?
(a) Sugar and cream.
(b) Salt and fried food.
(c) Coffee and smoke.
(d) Beer.

14. Why does Mama go to the courthouse on Bone's birthday each year?
(a) She kept losing Bone's birth certificate.
(b) To get a copy of a marriage certificate.
(c) To get a birth certificate without "illegitimate" stamped on it.
(d) She liked the court clerk.

15. Where does Mama go with Bone and Reese when they leave the hospital?
(a) Aunt Alma's.
(b) Granny's.
(c) Aunt Raylene's.
(d) Aunt Ruth's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Glen's first job after the move in Chapter 8?

2. What does Boone spend her money earned from washing dishes on?

3. Who does Bone love best of all her cousins?

4. When Bone's family moves into a new home, Glen sends them outside with scissors to do what?

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

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