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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. Which adjective best describes Miguel?
2. What is one of the injuries that Finn receives from his confrontation with the Rude brothers in "Roadkill"?
3. What does Petey threaten to cut Finn with because he is staring in "The Night Mare"?
4. To whom does Charlie Valentine compare his father?
5. What is a primary interest of Mustard, the Lonogan's dog?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the chapter entitled "The Night Mare," when Petey says, "No one wants to be saddled with a name they don't like," how is that a clever play on words?
2. In the chapter entitled "Lost," how does Mel seem to feel about Finn?
3. In the chapter entitled "Get Real," what are some of the similarities between Petey and Finn?
4. In the chapter entitled "Roadkill," how is Sean characterized?
5. In the chapter entitled "Roadkill," what is Finn's reaction to the Rude brothers beating him up?
6. In the chapter entitled "The Night Mare," why did Finn not show much interest in talking to Amber Hass?
7. In the chapter entitled "Sees the Fire," what might it reveal about Finn that he is surprised when Sean tells Finn that he will be going to college soon?
8. In the chapter entitled "Good for You," what character traits does Sean display?
9. In the chapter entitled "The Night Mare," where might the horse and the 12 bales of hay have come from?
10. In the first chapter, entitled "The People of Bone Gap," what do we learn about Finn?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How did Sean seem to be affected by his father's death and his mother leaving? How did these events seem to affect Finn?
Essay Topic 2
What is the effect of chapters in Bone Gap being written in the third-person perspective of different characters in the novel? How does this influence our understanding of the story?
Essay Topic 3
What is the significance of the corn in the novel?
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