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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 creature ask Fone to do in chapter one?

2. Where does Thorn say she is taking Fone?

3. What does the second creature say he wants to do with Fone?

4. What is Phoney doing when Fone goes back into the house?

5. What stops the cow that was running toward the house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Fone do to get the children away from the rat creatures?

4. What happens when the children and Fone begin playing?

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

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

7. What is Phoney doing when he is first shown in chapter three?

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

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

10. Describe the scene in chapter three when Thorn wakes Fone up.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) What do you believe the locusts represent?

2) Do you think that the locusts will have more to do with the story than their appearance in chapter one? Why or why not?

3) How does the way that the locusts were drawn compare to the Bones and the other characters? What does this indicate?

Essay Topic 2

1) Describe the two rat creatures' personalities that follow Fone around.

2) Does it seem that these two are the norm for the rat creatures?

3) What does it imply to the reader to watch these two creatures interact throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

1) Describe the role that family ties have in this story.

2) Compare the family bonds that are seen, Thorn and her Gran'ma, the Bones, and Ted and his brother. Do any of these contradict the role of family? Explain.

3) Do you believe that Phoney, Fone, and Smiley all feel the same way about family? Why or why not?

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