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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 say he will take Fone to?

2. What does Fone begin following after getting separated from the others in Chapter one?

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

4. What does Fone say he would have done to the rat creatures if he was a dragon in Chapter two?

5. What does the creature tell his friend when he sees Fone walking through the woods in Chapter one?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Phoney finds the dragon?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Smiley find in chapter one?

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

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

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

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) Speculate on what the hooded one meant by telling Phoney that their unfinished business was his soul?

2) Do you believe that the hooded one was there physically while talking to Phoney? What was meant by 'subtle methods of contacting you'?

3) Does the dragon know of the hooded figure? Why do you believe this?

Essay Topic 2

1) Do you believe that the dragon was awakened by Fone or that the dragon already knew about Fone?

2) How do you think the hooded one knows about Phoney? Why do you think the hooded one wants Phoney's soul?

3) Why does the dragon seem to keep to close to Fone despite the fact that Phoney is the one that the hooded one wants?

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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