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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. According to Miguel in "The Fields," what is the purpose of the scarecrows?

2. What is Charlie Valentine's real name?

3. What do Sean and Finn talk about on the way home from the hospital in "Blindside"?

4. When does Finn decide to go to Petey's in "Blindside"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In the chapter entitled "Sidetracked," how did Finn feel when he was waiting at the Chat 'n' Chew for Petey?

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

5. In the chapter entitled "Sidetracked," why had Roza said that Petey was "fierce like queen"?

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

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

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

9. In the chapter entitled "Questions," what did the hospital staff do to help Finn after his accident?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

If you could change one part of the plot or one event in Bone Gap, what would it be? Why? What would you want to happen instead? How might this change affect the rest of the novel?

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

What is the significance of the corn in the novel?

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