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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 did Zach's dad say he was going to run a restaurant when he left Zach's mother?

2. How long ago does the narrator say Alice first brought her Lady Jaye doll into the game in Chapter 4?

3. What excuse does Zach give the coach for not attending practice in Chapter 3?

4. Where does Zach keep his action figures?

5. What does Zachary's father call the town where they live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Zach dream about in Chapter 8?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What has led Poppy to believe that the Queen is haunted? How do Alice and Zach respond to Poppy's assertions? What proof does Poppy offer?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character arc of Zach in the novel. How does Zach's character change in the course of the story? What aspects of the quest impact these changes the most? How have Zach's relationships evolved by the end of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Zach's father throw away Zach's action figures? How does Zach respond? What is symbolized through this action in the novel?

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