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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Bone mention in Chapter 16 that is from Aunt Raylene?

2. Whose relationship turns competitive in Chapter 12?

3. According to her mother, who loves babies and is a friend to the less fortunate?

4. When Bone leaves home against her mother's instructions in Chapter 18, where does she go?

5. Another Boatwright dies in Chapter 18. Who dies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Read the quote by James Baldwin at the beginning of the book. Discuss in detail how this applies to "Bastard Out of Carolina."

Essay Topic 3

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.

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