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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. Why doesn't Roza leave the house as soon as the kidnapper leaves in "Run"?

2. What does it indicate about Finn that he almost sees Roza laughing at him, crouched in the plants, in "The Night Mare"?

3. According to Miguel, who rode by on her bike in "The Night Mare"?

4. What happened to Sean and Finn's mother, Didi?

5. What does Finn hear talking to him at times, according to the narrator in "Showdown"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the chapter entitled "Just Like the Rest of Us," what seems to be an example of foreshadowing near the end of the chapter?

2. In the chapter entitled "Good for You," what character traits does Sean display?

3. In the chapter entitled "The Night Mare," what is Petey's opinion on college application essay questions?

4. In the chapter entitled "Showdown," why might Finn be OK with the Rude brothers surrounding him and punching him?

5. In the chapter entitled "The Night Mare," what are some of the character traits that Petey demonstrates?

6. In the chapter entitled "Showdown," why might Priscilla Willis refer to Finn as "Spaceman"?

7. In the chapter entitled "Roadkill," what is Finn's reaction to the Rude brothers beating him up?

8. In the chapter entitled "Jump," what might it mean about the man who kidnapped Roza that the man who kidnapped her also would clean up after her?

9. In the chapter entitled "The Promise Ring," why had Finn never had the opportunity to give Roza the promise ring?

10. In the chapter entitled "Storming the Castle," what made it seem as if Roza's grandmother, Babcia, wanted Roza to have a better life than she (Babcia) did?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sometimes people speak of bee colonies as having a "hive mind," which means that all the bees think alike and act together, instead of as individuals. How could you apply this analogy to the people of Bone Gap? How do the people of Bone Gap seem to act is if they have a "hive mind"?

Essay Topic 2

How do the people of Bone Gap, Illinois, change, as a group, from the beginning to the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Why might the title of the novel be Bone Gap?

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