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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. Who says at Eleanor's funeral in Chapter 16, "The Queen is dead. Long live the Queen"?

2. What did Eleanor's aunt chase her with in Zach's and Poppy's dreams?

3. What color is the librarian's hair described as in Chapter 14?

4. Where is the office in the library that the librarian takes the children to in order to call their parents?

5. Who is the author who wrote about Middle Earth and the forests of Ents that the narrator describes in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Poppy, Alice, and Zach make their way to the cemetery in Chapter 16?

2. What does Zach discover from the plaque on the china display in Chapter 15?

3. How has Poppy’s perception of the quest changed in Chapter 15?

4. Where does the librarian hold Alice, Poppy, and Zach while calling their parents?

5. What causes the boat to capsize in Chapter 11? How is it righted?

6. What secret does Alice reveal of Zach’s in Chapter 12? Why?

7. How is the theme of hope illustrated in the ending of Doll Bones?

8. What is peculiar about the way the Queen is perceived by minor characters in the novel?

9. How does Zach compare adventures in books to reality in Chapter 10?

10. How is the boat described that Zach pirates in Chapter 10?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare the home lives of Alice, Poppy, and Zach in the novel. How would you describe each character's relationship with his/her parents? Where do the children play their game most of the time? Why?

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