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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 girl does Bob hurt and take advantage of, according to the narrator in "Just Like the Rest of Us"?
2. What does Finn hear talking to him at times, according to the narrator in "Showdown"?
3. Finn thinks the following: "Previous failures will mean that your brother will work extra shifts and come home at dawn so that he doesn't have to see you anymore. They mean that your brother will hate you and the town will hate you and you will hate you and you will never sleep." Which feeling might these thoughts indicate in "The Night Mare"?
4. What did Finn think had happened to Roza when he first discovered her in the barn?
5. How does the reader know that Roza was uncomfortable and probably scared about going to the hospital after she appeared in the barn?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the chapter entitled "The Night Mare," what is Petey's opinion on college application essay questions?
2. 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?
3. In the chapter entitled "Showdown," why might Finn be OK with the Rude brothers surrounding him and punching him?
4. In the chapter entitled "Good for You," what has happened to Sean that makes it hard for him not to despise everyone?
5. In the chapter entitled "Showdown," why might Priscilla Willis refer to Finn as "Spaceman"?
6. In the chapter entitled "Sees the Fire," how could Sean and Finn's relationship be described?
7. In the chapter entitled "The Night Mare," why did Finn not show much interest in talking to Amber Hass?
8. In the chapter entitled "Good for You," what character traits does Sean display?
9. In the chapter entitled "Run," why does Roza edge away from the fireplace and the painting that hung over it?
10. In the chapter entitled "Just Like the Rest of Us," what are some of the cultural misunderstandings about America that Roza has?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the people of Bone Gap, Illinois, change, as a group, from the beginning to the end of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
For most of the novel, what are some of the things that Finn believes about himself? Are any of these things true? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
With which event in Bone Gap can you relate the most? How so?
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