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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. In Chapter 3, what kind of car does Mama drive?
(a) Pick-up.
(b) Pontiac.
(c) Chevy.
(d) Oldsmobile.

2. Who does Bone try to save from "heathen ways"?
(a) Glen.
(b) Granny.
(c) Her uncles.
(d) Her aunts.

3. According to Aunt Madeline, kids are what?
(a) A nuisance.
(b) A delight.
(c) Monsters.
(d) Billy goats.

4. In Chapter 5, what about Glen makes Bone nervous?
(a) His hands.
(b) His temper.
(c) His eyes.
(d) His smile.

5. What kind of shoes does Bone long for when she turns nine years old?
(a) Patent-leather Mary Janes.
(b) Blue canvas sneakers.
(c) Saddle oxfords.
(d) Penny loafers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Mama when Bone was born?

2. Who is Matthew Parsons?

3. From whose point of view is "Bastard Out of Carolina" told?

4. Bone worships her uncles. Who are they?

5. Where is Glen when Mama cooks eggs for Bone and Reese?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the regrets that Bone has after Ruth dies.

2. Chapter 8 opens with the love knot disintegrating and being swept away. What does this foretell?

3. In Chapter 6, Mama tells the girls about she and her siblings making up foods they would never have or wouldn't want. Why does she do this?

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

5. Why is Earle Bone's favorite uncle?

6. How is Aunt Raylene different from her sisters?

7. Why does Bone create games like the "Dalton Girls" and the "Mean Sisters"?

8. Why is Bone climbing over the fence into the Pearl's backyard?

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

10. Describe the differences between Mama and her girls and the children of Glen's brothers.

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