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. What does Eleanor's aunt claim children are in the dream Zach has in Chapter 8?

2. Where does Zach discover the Queen when he awakens in Chapter 8?

3. What does Tinshoe Jones say the bus driver is sometimes possessed by in Chapter 6?

4. Why does Eleanor's aunt take away the dolls her father made for her in Zach's dream in Chapter 8?

5. What kind of tree is Eleanor's grave supposed to be under, according to Poppy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Zach dream about in Chapter 8?

4. What is symbolized by the loss of Zach’s action figures?

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

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

7. What are the “Questions” that Poppy passes to Zach at school in Chapter 2? How does he respond?

8. How does Zach justify going on the quest with Alice and Poppy in Chapter 6?

9. What proof does Poppy offer of her story in Chapter 5?

10. What is Zach’s greatest conflict as he walks home from school in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Zach, Alice, and Poppy meet? For how long have they been friends? When and how did their imaginary game develop?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze Zach's actions, objectives, and obstacles when he tells Alice and Poppy he no longer wants to play the game. What does Zach hope to achieve by telling the girls this? Is he successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What inner conflicts does Alice face regarding the ghost of Eleanor being real? How does she cope with these conflicts? What does Zach tell Alice when he learns of her struggles?

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