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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 tells Thorn about the Crown of Horns?

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

3. What does Briar tell Fone he has in him?

4. What distracts Roque Ja in Book 5, Chapter 2, giving Fone and Smiley a chance to escape?

5. What does the image of Briar try to do when it appears in Book 8, Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Roque Ja.

2. What do the locusts do in Book 5?

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

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

5. What information about the hooded-one does Thorn share in Chapter 3?

6. What does Lucius share about his past with the sisters, Briar and Rose?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Good vs. Evil is a theme seen in the Bone books. Please provide two examples each of good and evil characters who communicated the theme to the reader. Why are these characters good or evil?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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