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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. How long ago does the narrator say Zach's father moved out in Chapter 2?

2. For how long is Poppy to stay on watch before waking Zach at their campsite in Chapter 8?

3. What was the character Aurora portrayed by in the game?

4. What does Poppy offer to do in her desperation when Zach says he's not going to play the game anymore?

5. What is Alice's last name in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Alice, Zach, and Poppy decide to spend the night in Chapter 7?

2. What is related in Alice’s note to Zach in Chapter 4? How does Zach respond?

3. What does Zach dream about in Chapter 8?

4. How is Tinshoe Jones described? What does Tinshoe tell Alice, Poppy, and Zach?

5. What does Zach discover when he awakens at the campsite in Chapter 8?

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

7. What game are Zach, Alice, and Poppy playing in Chapter 1? How is the game described?

8. How does Zach react when Poppy brings up the game in Chapter 7?

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

10. How is the character of Leo described? How do Zach, Alice, and Poppy know Leo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Tinshoe Jones in the novel. Where do Zach, Alice, and Poppy meet Tinshoe Jones? What information does he relate to the children? How do they respond to this information?

Essay Topic 2

Heroism and adventure are central themes in Doll Bones. How would you describe the “tragic flaw” of each of the main characters: Zach, Alice, and Poppy? How would you compare the flaws of these characters to those of mythological heroes alluded to in the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the imagery in Zach's dreams about Eleanor Kerchner in the novel. What are some of the symbolic images he sees in the dreams? What do they symbolize? How does he respond to the dreams?

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