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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 does the kidnapper react when Roza threatens to kill herself?

2. What kinds of gaps does Charlie tell Finn that Bone Gap has in "The Ballad of Charlie Valentine"?

3. Where does Sean take Finn in "Sidetracked"?

4. What does Finn bring to Petey in "Blindside"?

5. Why does Finn want coffee in "Sidetracked"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In the chapter entitled "Crows," what do the people at the cafe seem to think about Finn?

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

5. In the chapter entitled "The Whole Picture," what has Petey discovered, she thinks, about Finn?

6. In the chapter entitled "No One Is Fine," what message might Roza have gotten out of her dream?

7. In the chapter entitled "Slaughter," why does Roza slice her face?

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

9. In the chapter entitled "The Fields," why might Finn hear all the negative voices in his head?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of relationship do Sean and Finn have? How would you describe their relationship? Does it change throughout the novel? If so, how?

Essay Topic 2

Bone Gap has many interesting and thought-provoking scenes. Which scene or event in the novel makes you think deeply or changes your perspective on something? Which scene is it? How does it affect you?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between Petey and Finn. How do both Petey and Finn seem to change because of their relationship?

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