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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. Leila remembers thanking the ______________ for offering her some time off.

2. What has Leila sketched for the students to fill in during their afternoon class?

3. What has Mah brought for Leon as a present after her trip to Hong Kong?

4. Ten-year-old ___________ does the most in order to get Leon to come back home to be a family.

5. What is Leila preparing for when she spreads out pieces of a bulletin board in the living room?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the women at the factory work night and day, pushing themselves to sew?

2. When Mason and Leila come to fetch Leon, what do they find he has done in his apartment?

3. Ona decides to jump from the 13th floor of the building, which confuses Leila. What is the meaning of the number 13?

4. To what does Leila compare the feeling of time rushing forward and then snapping still?

5. What are some of the things Leila does that makes Mason feel bothered, according to this chapter?

6. What does Mah say about the affair she had and whether she wants to get back together with Leon?

7. What have the women done by the time the S.S. Independent docks at the shore?

8. What has Leila prepared for the afternoon art class in the classroom where she is teaching?

9. What are the Confucian virtues, according to the start of this chapter?

10. Why does Mah believe that Lyman will make good on his promise and send for her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A dying man's wish was not fulfilled as asked, which seems to be a reason for the family's bad luck.

Part 1: Why do you think it was important for the wishes of the grandfather to be fulfilled?

Part 2: Would you have handled the dying wish in a different way than the book characters did? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think the bones are to blame for the woes of those in the book? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The idea of the bones being the reason for the bad luck in the novel is one that seems silly to some readers. But is it?

Part 1: Do you believe in the idea of luck and of bad luck? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think the bones are so important to the luck of the family?

Part 3: Why do you think that the bones were not handled in the way they were supposed to be handled?

Essay Topic 3

The theme of the story of BONE: A NOVEL is one that repeats itself not just in the placement of the bones where the grandfather requested.

Part 1: Why are the gossips in the story a crucial part of the story's development?

Part 2: What does the phrase 'bone to pick' mean to you?

Part 3: What else do you think the bones of the grandfather represent to the family in the story? Why?

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