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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 backbone of the Pearl family income"?
2. What does Mama cook on the sides of the pan with the eggs?
3. According to Granny, who is stuck up and full of themselves?
4. In Chapter 5, what about Glen makes Bone nervous?
5. When Bone's family moves into a new home, Glen sends them outside with scissors to do what?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 6, Mama tells the girls about she and her siblings making up foods they would never have or wouldn't want. Why does she do this?
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. Describe Shannon Pearl.
4. Do either the Waddells or the Boatwrights respect Glen?
5. What is the implied meaning of the word "established" when uttered by the court clerk?
6. Glen is very happy about Mama's pregnancy. What does it mean for him?
7. The first time Mama leaves Glen is for two weeks. What makes her decide to return?
8. Why does Mama leave Glen only after her siblings find out that he has beaten Bone?
9. Why does it take Mama two years of dating Glen before she married him?
10. Describe the changes in Reese in Chapter 12.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Both Bone and her mother have an obsession about being thought of or treated as "trash." What does being trash mean to each of them? Find three instances each of Mama and Bone's concern over their social status.
Essay Topic 2
Fantasy becomes an important part Bone's life. Choose three uses of fantasy, and describe how they help Bone cope with her situation.
Essay Topic 3
Hunger is another strong feeling evident in "Bastard Out of Carolina." Compare and contrast Bone's physical hunger when the family has no food with the angry, rage-filled hunger she feels at the Woolworth's and at the Waddell's.
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