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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 do the men in the tavern tell Gran'ma in Book 2, Chapter 3?

2. What does Gran'ma give to Fone in Book 4, Chapter 3?

3. Why does Thorn insist that Fone come home with her?

4. What are the rat creatures ordered to do in Book 1, Chapter 4?

5. Who claims to be a dragon-slayer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the hooded figure do in Book 1?

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

6. What does Thorn learn about herself in Book 4, Chapter 3?

7. What does Gran'ma say about dragons in Book 3, Chapter 5?

8. Please describe the three Bone cousins.

9. What do the villagers think of dragons and what does Phoney do with this knowledge?

10. What state does Lucius find things in when he returns from looking for Gran'ma Ben?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Relationships are important in this story. Choose two relationship and 1) briefly summarize/explain the relationship, and 2) explain the importance of this relationship to the story as a whole. Do you think that the story could have been the same without these two relationships? Why or why not?

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 how dreams and the dream world are significant in the Bone books. What characters specifically are influenced or affected by the dream world and/or dreams? How are they influenced/affected?

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