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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. How do Petey's classmates and the townspeople (except for her close friends) act toward her after the party she was at with the farm boy?

2. Which word best describes Roza's behavior on her first plane flight?

3. Which adjective best describes Miguel?

4. How do Charlie Valentine and Jonas Apple act about Finn's story of his unexpected encounter in "Lost"?

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

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 "Roadkill," what information are we given about Roza's kidnapping?

3. In the chapter entitled "Lost," what details do we learn about Roza's kidnapper?

4. In the chapter entitled "Lost," why does Finn want to keep kissing Petey?

5. In the chapter entitled "Showdown," what does Mrs. Lonogan seem to think of the possibility of finding Roza?

6. In the chapter entitled "The Promise Ring," why had Sean gotten Roza a promise ring?

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

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

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

10. In the chapter entitled "Roadkill," how is Sean characterized?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What are 2-3 themes, which are central concepts or lessons that can be learned about life, people, or society, that are present in Bone Gap?

Essay Topic 3

What do you think Finn's life will be like when he is 30? What kind of work will he do? Describe what his relationships might be like at that point.

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