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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 is Thorn doing at the start of Book 3, Chapter 1?

2. In Book 2, Chapter 2, what are the odds of Gran'ma Ben winning the cow races?

3. Why does Phoney want to go to Barrelhaven in Book 1, Chapter 4?

4. Where is Fone at the start of Book 2, Chapter 4?

5. How does Gran'ma Ben seem to react to seeing the red dragon in Book 1, Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Fone's first interaction with Thorn like?

2. What is Smiley's role in the cow races in Book 2?

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

4. What happens at the end of Book 2 as a result of Phoney's failed plans?

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

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

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

8. After being separated, how do Phoney and Fone find one another again in Book 1?

9. What does the hooded figure think will free the Lord of Locusts?

10. What scheme does Phoney come up with in Book 4, Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A plot line is the backbone of a story. Provide an example of each of the five stages in a plot line and explain how your examples meet the requirements of their particular stage in the plot. You can use examples from any of the books.

Essay Topic 2

Please explain what characterization is and how it is used in the Bone book series. Provide examples from the story. Do you think that the author's use of characterization was successful?

Essay Topic 3

Explain what fiction is. Does the Bone series meet the requirements to be considered fiction? Why or why not? What specific type of fiction would these books be considered?

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