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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. What is the setting in this book?

2. In Chapter 5, what does Glen promise Mama?

3. What does Bone dream of buying her mother after she became a famous singer?

4. Who compares Glen to a "junkyard dog waiting to steal a bone"?

5. According to Granny, who is stuck up and full of themselves?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ruth like being pregnant?

2. Why is Earle Bone's favorite uncle?

3. Mama is so angry about her children going hungry that after yelling at Glen, she gets dressed and made up. Where does she go and why?

4. Why does Bone want to be a singer?

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

6. Why is Bone drawn to Shannon Pearl?

7. Glen is very happy about Mama's pregnancy. What does it mean for him?

8. Why is it important to Bone not to scream when Glen is beating her in Chapter 17?

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Bone and Reese. Why does Glen choose to abuse Bone, but not Reese? With Bone out of the picture at the end of the book, do you think Glen will change? Will he start abusing Reese?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Both Bone and Shannon Pearl go through periods where they tell horrific tales fulls of violence. Compare and contrast the stories that each girl tells and their reasons for creating these stories.

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