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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 Ted agree to do for Smiley and Fone at the start of Book 6?

2. Who is Thorn looking for at the end of Book 6, Chapter 1?

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

4. What does the sacred ground of the dragon burial grounds do for Thorn?

5. Who is sent to take a message to Gran'ma Ben at the start of Book 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Bartleby in Book 5?

3. Who is Briar?

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

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

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

7. Describe Tarsil.

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

9. What happens when Thorn and Fone enter the ghost circle?

10. What sentences does Tarsil order in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Define imagery and descriptive language. How is imagery and/or descriptive language used in the Bone books? How effective was the author's use of imagery/descriptive language?

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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