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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Glen when Mama cooks eggs for Bone and Reese?
(a) In front of the television in the living room.
(b) On the front porch smoking.
(c) He has left the house in anger.
(d) In the kitchen with the family.

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

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

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

5. Who tells Mama, "Now you look like a Boatwright"?
(a) Aunt Alma.
(b) Aunt Ruth.
(c) Granny.
(d) Aunt Raylene.

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

7. Where is Mama working when she meets her second husband?
(a) White Horse Cafe.
(b) Gas station.
(c) Textile mill.
(d) Sears, Roebuck Auto Outlet.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. What states do the gospel circuit run from?
(a) South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, Tennessee.
(b) Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina.
(c) North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama.
(d) West Virginia, Kentucky, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes photos of everyone with a camera in Chapter 3?

2. Who does Mama tell Bone that Granny loves best?

3. According to Granny, who is stuck up and full of themselves?

4. Who is Matthew Parsons?

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

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