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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. In the beginning of chapter one, how long does Smiley say that it has been since they were kicked out of Boneville?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) No one can remember exactly.
(c) Two days.
(d) Two hours.

2. What happens when Thorn and Fone touch hands?
(a) Thorn says Fone is familiar.
(b) Fone has a vision.
(c) Fone faints.
(d) A spark of electricity.

3. Why does Miz 'Possum say she doesn't get out of the house much in Chapter two?
(a) The rat creatures lurking around.
(b) It is just too dreary.
(c) Because of the snow.
(d) Her children.

4. What two things does Fone explain he didn't pack enough of when he left Boneville?
(a) Maps and water.
(b) Money and books.
(c) Food and water.
(d) Food and blankets.

5. What does Gran'ma say about Fone and Phoney staying?
(a) They can sleep in the barn.
(b) It will bring bad luck.
(c) They will have to pay for their rooms.
(d) They cannot stay under any conditions.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who stops the two creatures from eating Fone in Chapter one?

2. Who does Fone find with the possum children after they run out of his house in Chapter two?

3. What is Fone doing in the beginning of chapter two?

4. What does Fone do believing the rat creatures would have to be stupid to do while following him in Chapter two?

5. Why does Gran'ma Ben ask Ted to leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Smiley say when Phoney says that he is the most loved Bone in Boneville?

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

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

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

5. What is Fone talking about while trying to get out of the gorge in chapter one?

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

7. What sound do the Bones hear in chapter one?

8. What does Smiley find in chapter one?

9. What do Fone and Miz 'Possum discuss in the beginning of chapter two when they meet?

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

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