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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. At Janelle's boss' Christmas party, where does Maren hide?

2. What is the boy in the green jersey wearing when he is over by the T.V.s with Maren that Maren notices he was not wearing before?

3. What does the boy in the green jersey do to the drunken cowboy?

4. What happens to Andy in his car?

5. Why does Maren love books?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the shape of Douglas Harmon's Lucretian Cup Award?

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

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

4. What did Lee find in Maren's bag that belonged to Jamie?

5. In Chapter 1, what is the social worker suspicious of in regard to Maren's mom? Why does the social worker want to talk to Maren's mom?

6. Why does Maren go home with Mrs. Harmon?

7. How does Maren first find out her father's name?

8. Where does Maren think that Janelle (Maren's mom) wants Maren to go after she finds the envelope from her mom?

9. What happens to Mrs. Harmon when she lies down for a nap? Why is Sully waiting for this to happen?

10. How do Luke and Maren meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Bones and All is told in the first person point of view, exclusively from Maren's perspective. Why do you think DeAngelis chose to tell the story from Maren's perspective? How does this affect the plot and the development of the other characters?

Essay Topic 3

What role do dreams play in the story? Why does DeAngelis choose to give the reader opportunities to read Maren's dreams? How does this affect the story and the reader?

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