Doll Bones Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Holly Black
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 126 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Doll Bones Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Holly Black
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 126 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Where does Zach say he's gone in the note he leaves his parents when he goes to meet Alice and Poppy in Chapter 5?

2. Whose treasure has Lady Jaye been questing after since her days as an orphan child?

3. Where did Poppy first meet Alice?

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

5. Who is Zach's homeroom teacher at school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Poppy describe Eleanor Kerchner’s relationship to the Queen?

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

3. Where do Zach, Alice, and Poppy get off the bus in Chapter 6? What do they do after departing the bus?

4. How do Alice and Poppy awaken Zach in Chapter 5?

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

6. How is Zach’s father’s history in the family described in Chapter 2? When did Zach’s father leave?

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

8. How would you describe Zach’s mindset as he walks to school in Chapter 3?

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

10. What does Zach dream about in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Where do Alice, Poppy, and Zach depart the bus on their way to East Liverpool? Why? How far are they from their destination? How do they intend to reach their destination?

Essay Topic 2

How do Zach, Alice, and Poppy make their way from East Rochester to East Liverpool? What impasse do they encounter and how is this obstacle overcome? Who leads the way on this segment of the journey?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of secrets in the novel. Who has secrets and what leads to the revelations of these secrets? What role do secrets play in driving the plot of the story forward? What symbolism supports this theme?

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