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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. In chapter four what does Fone do once they reach the river?

2. What does Phoney suddenly notice that is odd while he is walking through the woods in Chapter four?

3. What does Gran'ma say in Chapter five when Thorn asks if they should dose the lights?

4. What does Thorn say when Fone tells her that Gran'a appreciates fine literature?

5. What does Gran'ma explain a Gitchy Feeling is in Chapter four?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as Fone and Thorn begin running through the forest?

2. In chapter four what does Thorn tell Phoney about the spring fair while they are on the way to the stream?

3. What do Phoney and Smiley discuss in chapter five about the cow race?

4. What does the dragon say to the rat creatures when he shows up in chapter five?

5. In chapter four who does Phoney first meet on the way to town?

6. What happens when Phoney arrives at Barrelhaven?

7. What do Smiley and Phoney plan out in chapter six?

8. What happens when the dragon and Gran'ma come face to face in chapter six?

9. In chapter four what does Fone say that Phoney had done that got them kicked out of Boneville?

10. Describe what happens in chapter five after the last of the rat creatures have been scared away from Thorn and Fone by the dragon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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) Describe Gran'ma's personality.

2) What is Gran'ma's role in the story?

3) Does it change your view of Gran'ma that she knew the dragon? What reasons could she have for not telling Thorn or Fone about the dragon even after they knew that she knew the dragon?

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