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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. What does the kidnapper do that is a bit unusual for him in "The Lamb"?

2. What attitude does Miguel seem to have toward ghosts?

3. In whose minivan does Roza hide for several hours on a ride in "The Lamb"?

4. Who helps Finn as he is lying on the ground in "Sidetracked"?

5. Who is Finn's EMT in "Sidetracked"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the chapter entitled "The Lamb," how is the corn personified?

2. In the chapter entitled "Sidetracked," how did Finn get hurt?

3. In the chapter entitled "Punched," why might Finn not have told Sean about his facial blindness condition?

4. In the chapter entitled "The Ballad of Charlie Valentine," why does Charlie not want his great-grandchildren around?

5. In the chapter entitled "Questions," when he is in the hospital and on medication, why does Finn think that Sean hates him?

6. In the chapter entitled "Sunrise," what is Finn surprised that Roza knows about him?

7. In the chapter entitled "The Lamb," how does Roza end up in the O'Sullivan's barn?

8. In the chapter entitled "Slaughter," what does the icy-eyed man tell Finn after he finds Roza?

9. In the chapter entitled "The Dead," what character traits does the kidnapper display?

10. In the chapter entitled "The Lamb," what character traits does Roza exemplify?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

With which event in Bone Gap can you relate the most? How so?

Essay Topic 3

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"?

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