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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. Why does Petey get angry in "Sidetracked"?

2. By whom does Roza want her face fixed in "Sunrise"?

3. What does the icy-eyed man collect, according to the narrator in "Slaughter"?

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

5. Why does Finn run out of the diner in "Sidetracked"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the chapter entitled "Sidetracked," what are some general character traits that the people of Bone Gap, Illinois, seem to have as a whole?

2. In the chapter entitled "Crows," why does Sean jog into the house?

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

4. In the chapter entitled "Blindside," why is Petey so upset?

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

6. In the chapter entitled "Sunrise," for what reason does Petey think that Finn and Sean's yard has been littered and vandalized with toilet paper?

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

8. In the chapter entitled "The Whole Picture," how does Petey justify to herself that she snoops around Finn's room?

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

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

Who or what is the antagonist in Bone Gap? How can this be determined?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways is Petey Willis similar to a queen bee? (Use information that the book provides about bee colonies and queen bees to answer this question.)

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the corn in the novel?

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