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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 rescues Smiley from the rat creatures' attack?

2. What attacks Phoney and Fone in the marketplace?

3. Who comes to the rescue of Smiley and Fone in Book 5, Chapter 2?

4. What does Fone dream about in Book 7, Chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why doesn't Thorn want to go to the Old Man's Cave?

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

4. What happens to Bartleby in Book 5?

5. Who is Taneal and what happens to her in Chapter 6?

6. What do the locusts do in Book 5?

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

8. What information do the two rat creatures disclose to Fone and Smiley?

9. Describe Roque Ja.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A clear plot twist can be seen in Book Six: Old Man's Cave. What is a plot twist and what plot twist can be seen in Book Six of the Bone series?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Tone and mood are commonly used literary devices. Please explain the difference between tone and mood, give three examples of the author's use of tone and mood in the Bone series, and explain the importance of this use of tone and mood to the reader.

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