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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 the dragon tell Fone in chapter three when he pokes his head out of the well?

2. What does Fone tell Thorn about the dragon?

3. What does the map finally lead Fone to?

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

5. What does Fone say about the rat creatures?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Fone meets Thorn?

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

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

4. What happens when Phoney finds the dragon?

5. What do the possum children say to Fone when they first encounter each other in chapter two?

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

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

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

9. What happens after Fone gets out of the water in chapter two after having been chased by the rat creatures?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) What would you say that the dragon symbolizes in the story? Explain.

2) Why is Thorn so reluctant to believe there is a dragon?

3) Why does the dragon fail to show himself to Thorn earlier in the story?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

1) Explain the relationship that Thorn and Fone have. What is the significance of this relationship?

2) Is there any indication that Thorn might feel as strongly about Fone as he feels about her?

3) How do you believe their relationship will end?

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