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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 Mrs. Harmon promise to teach Maren after their naps?

2. What does Maren discover about about Mrs. Harmon after she wakes up from her first nap?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what happens to Maren and the person giving her a ride?

4. Where do Lee and Maren stay the first night that they are in Tingley?

5. What did Mr. Harmon win the Lucretian Cup for?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Lee and Maren have to make a quick getaway from Barry Cook's house in the morning?

2. What happens with Maren and Jamie at Janelle's boss' Christmas party?

3. In Chapter 1, what is the thing that finally makes Maren's mom "see" that Maren ate someone?

4. In Chapter 2, Maren thinks, "Sometimes out the blue I'd have that taste in my mouth" (35). What taste is she talking about?

5. Why does Lee ask Maren to stay inside his aunt's house while he goes out to meet Kayla?

6. What do Lee and Maren talk about while they are lying on Barry Cook's water bed?

7. How does Lee initially find out that Maren eats people?

8. What does Maren do when she finds her maternal grandparent's house? Does she talk to her mom?

9. In Chapter 2, what does Maren remember talking to her school mate Stuart about when she was in sixth grade?

10. Who does Lee eat for his first time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kind of "eater" is Maren? What kind of "eater" is Lee? How do their differences as "eaters" affect how they feel about themselves, their identity, and how they relate to others?

Essay Topic 2

What role do fairytales and myths play in the story? Do you think Bones and All could be considered a type of fairytale? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How do you think the story would be different if Maren was still a cannibal, but not a supernatural one? If she still had an uncontrollable desire to eat someone but then had to kill that person, cook them, and eat their body over the course of a few days, how would that change the tone of the story? Do you think that would make her more or less likable as a character? Why or why not? Why do you think DeAngelis chose to make the "eaters" supernatural in their ability to eat someone raw, completely, and in one sitting?

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