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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. Who promises to cover Phoney's debt from the betting booth?

2. Where are the cousins when they find a map?

3. What does Fone ask Thorn to help him do?

4. Who does Thorn think drew the map that Smiley found?

5. How does Thorn feel when she realizes Fone is missing in Book 2, Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Smiley react to the baby rat creature?

2. How do the rat creatures participate in the cow races in Book 2?

3. What is Kingdok's role in Book 4?

4. What thwarts Phoney's money-making scheme in Book 2?

5. Please describe the three Bone cousins.

6. What changes the villagers thoughts about dragons in Book 4?

7. What happened to Thorn's parents according to Gran'ma Ben?

8. How does Gran'ma Ben feel about the cow races in Book 2?

9. In what way does Lucius seem hypocritical or contradictory in Book 2?

10. What is Phoney's plan to win big at the cow races?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the difference between static and dynamic characters in literature and in the Bone books. Chose one dynamic character and explain their journey and how they changed in the Bone book series.

Essay Topic 2

A clear plot twist can be seen in Book Six: Old Man's Cave. What is a plot twist and what plot twist can be seen in Book Six of the Bone series?

Essay Topic 3

How is the theme of self-sacrifice seen throughout the Bone series and what character(s) exemplify the theme of self-sacrifice?

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