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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 type of secret meeting is occurring in Book 8, Chapter 5?

2. Who do Thorn and Gran'ma Ben see being arrested in Book 8, Chapter 6?

3. What are Gran'ma Ben and Phoney discussing in Chapter 4?

4. Where do Smiley and Fone lead everyone in order to escape Kingdok?

5. What has Tarsil made it illegal to do in Atheia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Tarsil.

2. What sentences does Tarsil order in Chapter 5?

3. How are Fone and Smiley rescued in Book 5, Chapter 2?

4. What happens to Thorn when they are visiting Gran'ma's old teacher?

5. What interaction does Ted have with the Bones in the prologue of Book 6?

6. What has happened to Lucius in Book 7?

7. How does the group escape from Roque Ja in Chapter 3?

8. Why does Fone think Phoney is the way he is?

9. What plan does Phoney have to get everyone into Atheia?

10. What does the group see when they emerge from the secret cave in Book 7, Chapter 1?

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

Compare and contrast the literary devices of personification and anthropomorphism . Which literary technique (personification and anthropomorphism) is seen in the Bone series and how is it seen?

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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