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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 Gran'ma say about Fone and Phoney staying?

2. What does Thorn say she has done when she wakes Fone up in the beginning of Chapter three?

3. What two things does Fone explain he didn't pack enough of when he left Boneville?

4. What does the dragon say when Fone asks if he can breath fire?

5. What does Fone begin to do when the children play dead in his house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the conversation that Fone and the Great Red Dragon have in chapter two.

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

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

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

7. What does Fone do when he gets out of the gorge?

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

9. In chapter one what is said about why the Bones left Boneville?

10. What do the two creatures discuss when they find Fone sleeping in chapter one?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) The Bone characters are white with very little distinguishing them from each other. What is the significance of Smiley's cigars and top hat and Phoney's shirt?

2) What other means could the author have used to differentiate between the characters?

3) What method does the author use to express character feelings in the story? How does this differ from other forms of literature?

Essay Topic 2

1) What is the role that Smiley plays in the story?

2) Do you believe that Smiley is dumb or that he just plays dumb? Why?

3) Does Smiley intentionally try to irritate Phoney?

Essay Topic 3

1) Why are Thorn and Fone drawn so differently?

2) Compare Thorn and Fone in both appearance and personality.

3) How do the other characters in the story compare with Thorn and Fone in reference to the way that they are drawn?

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