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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. Who does Ted call to defend him from Fone when Ted and Fone first meet?

2. What does the dragon tell the rat creatures in Chapter two?

3. What does Thorn say about the apple pie she is making?

4. What does Fone have in his knapsack in Chapter three?

5. In the beginning of chapter one, how long does Smiley say that it has been since they were kicked out of Boneville?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the scene in chapter three where Thorn and Fone go through Fone's knapsack.

4. What happens when Fone meets Thorn?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) How does Kingdok compare with the other two rat creatures that are seen?

2) What does the response the rat creatures have to the news that the hooded one has called them to a meeting indicate?

3) Did it change your view of the rat creatures any when Gran'ma explains that she fought the rats in the big war? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

1) What role has Lucius played in the story up to this point?

2) Was it surprising that Lucius was waiting on Gran'ma with a flower? Why or why not?

3) Speculate on the role that you believe Lucius will have later in the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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