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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the first thing Mama did to Glen after he first hit Bone with a belt?
(a) Slapped Glen.
(b) Blamed Bone for the problem.
(c) Hugged Glen.
(d) Wiped away Bone's tears.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Marvella and Maybelle?

2. Bone wanted hands as strong as Glen's. How did she exercise them?

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

4. Bone and Reese make fun of what in Chapter 5?

5. Who is Bone's favorite uncle?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bone try to scare Reese against hitchhiking while at the same time doing it herself?

2. Why is it important to Bone not to scream when Glen is beating her in Chapter 17?

3. Glen chooses different types of houses than the Boatwright aunts. Which type of house does Bone seem to prefer and why?

4. Describe Bone at age 10.

5. What are the two things that people talk about when they talk about Glen? How are the two things alike?

6. How does Bone's obsession with religion begin?

7. Describe Aunt Alma's breakdown.

8. How does Bone's relationship with Earle and Grey change after Alma's breakdown?

9. Bone and her family begin moving frequently in Chapter 5, never staying in one place very long. Why is this?

10. After Glen beats Bone with a belt for the first time, Mama asks Bone what she did. Why doesn't Bone tell her?

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