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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 Finn forgive Petey for in "Sunrise"?

2. Who does Roza think she sees in the kitchen in "The Lamb"?

3. What does Charlie tell Finn about the man who took Roza in "The Ballad of Charlie Valentine"?

4. Who tells Petey that the fries are "real crispy today" in "Crows"?

5. What is Charlie Valentine's real name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In the chapter entitled "No One Is Fine," why had her botany professor offered her a ride?

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

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

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 "Questions," what did the hospital staff do to help Finn after his accident?

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 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 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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