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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. After getting off work, what does Mama smell like in Chapter 3?
2. What was Glen's first job after the move in Chapter 8?
3. Where does the family move to after Bone turned ten years old?
4. What type of cigarette does Glen smoke in Chapter 4?
5. Who are Marvella and Maybelle?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Bone's relationship with Earle and Grey change after Alma's breakdown?
2. Describe Sheriff Cole. Does he really care what happens to Bone?
3. When Mrs. Parson's comes to visit and bring Lyle's insurance money, Mama struggles between being polite and hoping Mrs. Parson leave before Glen returns home. What do you think Glen would do?
4. Describe the differences between Mama and her girls and the children of Glen's brothers.
5. Why does Bone create games like the "Dalton Girls" and the "Mean Sisters"?
6. In trying to help Bone understand why her mother hasn't visited her, Aunt Raylene reveals something about herself that Bone didn't know. What is it?
7. Describe Shannon Pearl.
8. Explain the significance of Aunt Alma's scrapbook for Bone.
9. Glen's photograph tells a viewer little about him. Bone says his eyes are empty. What might this mean?
10. How is the hook changed? What is Bone's reaction?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Bone asks her mother if she looks like her father who she doesn't have contact with. Mama refuses to answer. According to Bone, what she really wants from her mother is her story, "the place where she had made herself different from all her brothers and sisters and shut her mouth on her life." Explain what Bone means by this statement.
Essay Topic 2
Foreshadowing can be an effective tool in hinting to the reader. This literary tool is used in "Bastard Out of Carolina." Find 3 examples of foreshadowing and describe how they indicate events to come.
Essay Topic 3
When Ruth dies, Mama cries that Ruth's worth was measured by having babies and that Mama's love was never enough for Ruth. Is Bone's love enough for Mama? Why or why not? Explain your answer.
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