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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to Granny, who is stuck up and full of themselves?
(a) The Waddells.
(b) The preacher's family.
(c) Bone's real father's family.
(d) Lyle's family.

3. What is the one thing that saves Glen from the Boatwrights' absolute contempt?
(a) His love for Anney.
(b) His family.
(c) His temper.
(d) His hands.

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

5. When Bone is sitting on her aunt's porch, what music does she listen to?
(a) Gospel music.
(b) Kitty Wells and George Jones.
(c) Loretta Lynn.
(d) Johnny Cash and June Carter.

6. What does Shannon Pearl's father do for a living?
(a) Books singers for revivals.
(b) He is a preacher.
(c) Operates a Christian bookstore.
(d) Works at the mill.

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

8. Who can't sleep past sunrise?
(a) Mama.
(b) Glen.
(c) Reese.
(d) Bone.

9. According to Mama in Chapter 7, how did she and Aunt Raylene earn money when they were girls?
(a) Selling junk by the side of the road.
(b) Baking pies.
(c) Washing dishes.
(d) Picking strawberries.

10. What is Bone doing before Glen takes her into the bathroom and whips her with a belt?
(a) Singing.
(b) Talking back.
(c) Reading a book.
(d) Running through the house.

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

12. Who hopes that Anney can give Glen a son?
(a) Granny.
(b) Nevil.
(c) Beau.
(d) Earle.

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

14. Who comes to the diner almost everyday for lunch?
(a) The preacher.
(b) Travis.
(c) Glen.
(d) Uncle Earle.

15. Bone wanted hands as strong as Glen's. How did she exercise them?
(a) With a black rubber ball.
(b) By hitting things.
(c) By making fists.
(d) With a punching bag.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bone like to listen to on the radio early in the morning?

2. Who is Aunt Alma's oldest girl?

3. Who is Mrs. Parsons?

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

5. In Chapter 8, Mama expresses concern over Bone being accident prone. What causes Bone's injuries?

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