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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. Who is referred to as "black-headed and strange" with a "man-type part"?
(a) Glenn.
(b) Raylene.
(c) Earle.
(d) Bone.

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

3. Why does Deedee agree to come home and help care for her mother?
(a) She lost her job and home.
(b) She just left a bad relationship.
(c) Her mother was dying.
(d) Her father would make payments on her car.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The instructions for the love knot say that Mama should keep it where?

2. What states do the gospel circuit run from?

3. What does Bone steal from the Woolworth's?

4. What does Shannon Pearl's father do for a living?

5. Who decides that 'illegitimate' should be stamped on Bone's birth certificate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do you think of Glen's statement, "You're mine, all of you, mine" after Mama agrees to marry him?

2. 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?

3. Describe the changes in Reese in Chapter 12.

4. Mama's family doesn't like Glen and don't want him to marry Mama. What are their reasons, and do you agree?

5. Describe Shannon Pearl.

6. The beginning of Chapter 20 shows the healing of two people. Who are they?

7. Why is Earle Bone's favorite uncle?

8. As a young child, why does Bone idolize her uncles and want to be like them?

9. Describe Aunt Alma's breakdown.

10. Who is Bone's favorite cousin and why?

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