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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 Thorn find in Fone's backpack?

2. Who does Gran'ma Ben tell that Lucius is back?

3. What do Thorn and Fone decide they need to do at the end of Book 3, Chapter 5?

4. Where are Thorn, Gran'ma and Fone headed when they are attacked in Book 4, Chapter 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the villagers feel about Phoney in Book 3?

3. Please describe the three Bone cousins.

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

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

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

7. What dreams occur in Book 3?

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

9. In what instances does the red dragon appear in Book 1?

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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