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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 Janelle see Frank doing that makes her afraid of him?

2. What does Sully try to do to Maren?

3. What is the first thing that strikes Maren as strange about Travis?

4. How does Maren find out about the boardinghouse?

5. Why do Maren and Lee leave Laskin Park?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sully try to kill Maren?

2. What does Travis give Maren that Frank has prepared in advance?

3. How does Travis get Maren to come home with him?

4. Who does Maren first meet in her dad's hometown? What is the person's name? What is this person's relation to Maren?

5. What does Maren find out about how her mother felt about being pregnant with Maren?

6. What does Maren find out about what happened when Frank was a boy and a man at a gas station?

7. How does Maren get her job at the college?

8. Why does Travis go to his police friend for information?

9. Why does Maren's mom become afraid of Frank?

10. What special knowledge does Travis have about Frank?

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

Maren, Lee, and Sully all have normal thoughts and behaviors except for their special ability and desire to eat people. Why does DeAngelis write the characters this way? How does this choice affect the story? How does this choice affect you as you read the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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