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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 is it that Fone meets Thorn for the first time?

3. What are Thorn and Fone discussing in the barn?

4. Who does Lucius bet will win the cow races?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Phoney forced out of Boneville?

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

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

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

5. What happens when Gran'ma receives news of a coming battle in Chapter 8?

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

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

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

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

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

Please outline the resolution of the Bone series. Do you, as the reader, consider the resolution provided as a well-written resolution? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How is narrative mode seen in the Bone series and what types of narrative modes are used? Please provide at least two specific examples of narrative mode from the books.

Essay Topic 3

Please describe the connection/relationship between Thorn, Briar, and Gran'ma Ben. How are these characters interconnected and what effect does their connection have on the series as a whole?

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