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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) Raylene.
(b) Glenn.
(c) Bone.
(d) Earle.

2. Where does Mama go with Bone and Reese when they leave the hospital?
(a) Aunt Raylene's.
(b) Aunt Alma's.
(c) Aunt Ruth's.
(d) Granny's.

3. What is the setting in this book?
(a) Greenville, South Carolina.
(b) Beaufort, South Carolina.
(c) Greensboro, North Carolina.
(d) Charlotte, North Carolina.

4. Where does Aunt Carr live?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Charleston.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mama feed the girls when there is little food in the house?

3. What is the one thing that saves Glen from the Boatwrights' absolute contempt?

4. According to Earle, every third family in Greenville County swears it's what?

5. Where is Mama working when she meets her second husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Earle Bone's favorite uncle?

2. Mama, Glen, and Reese stand with their arms around each other in Chapter 5, but Bone stands outside the circle. Why do you think that is?

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

4. What does Bone know about her biological father?

5. What is Mama trying to accomplish when she punishes Bone for stealing? In your opinion, does it work?

6. How is the hook changed? What is Bone's reaction?

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

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

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

10. What does the love knot that the great-aunts make for Mama and Glen symbolize?

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