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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Ted call to defend him from Fone when Ted and Fone first meet?
(a) Thorn.
(b) Ted's friend, a bear.
(c) The Great Red Dragon.
(d) Ted's big brother.

2. What does Ted warn Phoney about?
(a) There are dangerous creatures in the forest.
(b) To not step on him.
(c) Gran'ma won't like Phoney's attitude.
(d) There is a war coming to the valley.

3. What landmark does Fone first say that he cannot find on the map he has?
(a) The gorge.
(b) That town.
(c) The mountain range.
(d) The river.

4. What are the possum children doing when Fone first enters his home in Chapter two?
(a) Cracking nuts.
(b) Jumping off the table.
(c) Throwing rocks in the fire.
(d) Swimming in the stew.

5. What does the creature tell his friend when he sees Fone walking through the woods in Chapter one?
(a) That is the creature their mast has been looking for.
(b) They should avoid the Bone creature.
(c) They should capture Fone.
(d) They are going to feast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Miz 'Possum say she doesn't get out of the house much in Chapter two?

2. What does Smiley find in Chapter one?

3. Where does Thorn say she is taking Fone?

4. What is on Gran'ma's cow when she arrives home?

5. What does Thorn say she doesn't believe in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Fone enters the valley in chapter one?

2. Describe how the chase scene begins in chapter two between Fone and the rat creatures.

3. What happens when Fone meets Thorn?

4. Describe the scene in chapter three when Gran'ma Ben arrives home.

5. What happens when Phoney meets Gran'ma Ben?

6. What does Thorn tell Fone about her grandmother going into town?

7. What happens as the Bones become separated in chapter one?

8. Compare the behavior between the Bones in chapter one when they are first introduced.

9. What happens when Thorn finds the map that Smiley had found in the desert?

10. What does Gran'ma say about Phoney and Fone in the end of chapter three?

(see the answer keys)

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