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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Poppy offer to do in her desperation when Zach says he's not going to play the game anymore?
(a) She offers to take the Queen from her case.
(b) She offers to tell Zach's father to leave.
(c) She offers to give him money.
(d) She offers her English homework.

2. How long ago does the narrator say Zach's father moved out in Chapter 2?
(a) 6 months ago.
(b) 2 years ago.
(c) 1 year ago.
(d) 3 years ago.

3. What does Poppy claim one should do when passing a cemetery in Chapter 3?
(a) Whistle.
(b) Sneeze.
(c) Say a passage from the Bible.
(d) Hold their breath.

4. How do Poppy and Alice escape from the bus station in Chapter 6?
(a) Through the attic window.
(b) Through the bathroom window.
(c) Through the front door.
(d) Through the basement.

5. How long is the bus ride from Zach's town to East Liverpool?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 1 hour.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 4 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Alice's note ask Zach to meet her and Poppy in Chapter 4?

2. What river do Zach, Alice, and Poppy camp near in Chapter 7?

3. Why does Zach's father say he threw out Zach's action figures in Chapter 2?

4. What has happened to Zach's sleeping bag in the night in Chapter 8?

5. What word from Chapter 3 refers to a word made up of two other words?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Zach, Alice, and Poppy set up camp in Chapter 8? What is used for protection against the elements?

2. What superstition does Poppy describe when the children pass the graveyard in Chapter 3?

3. What does Zach’s father say to him at dinner in Chapter 4? How does Zach respond?

4. How is the character of William the Blade described in Chapter 1?

5. Why do Zach, Poppy, and Alice generally play at Poppy’s house? How is this setting described?

6. How would you describe the narrative perspective of Doll Bones?

7. How did Zach, Alice, and Poppy first meet, according to the flashback in Chapter 8?

8. Why do you think Alice loses her resolve to go on the quest in Chapter 6?

9. What has happened to Zach’s action figures in Chapter 2?

10. How does Poppy justify going forward with the quest in Chapter 7?

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