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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. Where does Fone think they should go in Book 6, Chapter 4?

2. What are the city guards looking for in Book 8, Chapter 4?

3. What is the secret cave mentioned in Book 5, Chapter 3 really?

4. What are Phoney and Smiley looking for in Book 8, Chapter 6?

5. What does Ted agree to do for Smiley and Fone at the start of Book 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What news does Ted bring to Gran'ma Ben in Book 8?

5. What happens to Bartleby in Book 5?

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

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

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

9. Who is Briar?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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