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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Granny busy with when Mama was growing up?
(a) Working at a farm.
(b) Having affairs.
(c) Cleaning house.
(d) Chasing after the boys or Alma.

2. Where is Uncle Earle in Chapter 13?
(a) Travels as a trucker.
(b) Lives with his ex-wife briefly.
(c) Stays with Aunt Raylene.
(d) County farm.

3. What happens after Deedee refuses to go to the funeral?
(a) She runs away.
(b) Her father yells at her.
(c) Aunt Raylene slaps her.
(d) She runs to her room crying.

4. What does Bone steal from the Woolworth's store in Chapter 15?
(a) Picture frames.
(b) Tootsie Rolls.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Books.

5. The special item that Bone fishes out of the river is carried home in a sack along with what?
(a) Hand-me-downs.
(b) Canned food.
(c) Dirty clothes.
(d) Zucchini and cucumbers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What leads to Alma's breakdown?

2. Where does Mama move herself and the girls after her family discovers that Bone has been abused by Glen?

3. When she is little, who "would have given just about anything to be pretty"?

4. After Mama and Bone put Aunt Alma to bed, Mama asks Bone what she thinks about all the time. How does Bone answer?

5. What is Shannon Pearl wearing at the barbecue?

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