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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. When Bone is sitting on her aunt's porch, what music does she listen to?
2. What does Bone dream of buying her mother after she became a famous singer?
3. What does Shannon Pearl's father do for a living?
4. Where does the family move to after Bone turned ten years old?
5. Bone worships her uncles. Who are they?
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. 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?
3. Aunt Ruth asks Bone if they can talk to each other, meaning she wonders if can they tell each other the truth. Do they?
4. Describe Shannon Pearl.
5. The first time Mama leaves Glen is for two weeks. What makes her decide to return?
6. How does Bone's relationship with Earle and Grey change after Alma's breakdown?
7. Why does Bone begin looking at herself in mirrors?
8. Describe the changes in Reese in Chapter 12.
9. Why does it take Mama two years of dating Glen before she married him?
10. Do you think that Mama cares if people think she burned down the courthouse?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The book often mentions Glen's empty face or eyes. Explain what this means. Connect this to Glen's need to turn his face away from the camera when family pictures are being taken.
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
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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