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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does "God's Bones" take place?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1972.

2. Dillon vows to see Rachel ___________________.
(a) when she wakes up.
(b) every day.
(c) in her dreams.
(d) in heaven.

3. For what does Hassel pray when the bishop comes?
(a) That he can get a raise.
(b) That his wife will get well.
(c) That his son will find a good wife.
(d) That the Lord keep Tom safe.

4. What does Tom do when he is depressed?
(a) He puts on sad records.
(b) He drinks alcohol.
(c) He drives around in his car.
(d) He smokes marijuana.

5. Who has all the poverty money sent to him so that he can dole it out?
(a) Sim.
(b) Dillon.
(c) Arthur Lee.
(d) Jimmy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tom move to eventually?

2. What does Jackie tell Tom even though he is dead when she reaches him?

3. Which company has bought out The American Coal Company?

4. What is the type of vine that Hassel has seen growing up a tree?

5. Against which company do the coal miners wage a strike?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dillon show his devotion to Rachel at her funeral?

2. How does Dillon exhibit his loyalty both in his personal and professional life?

3. How will Jackie's profession allow her to shed light on the poverty and suffering of people in her hometown?

4. Why is Dillon still so conflicted in his relationship with Jackie?

5. What comfort can Jackie take away from Tom's death?

6. What threat does the dam pose and how do Dillon and Arthur Lee differ in how to manage the problem?

7. What significance do black lungs have for the story?

8. What is Jackie's role in the miners' strike as a member of the press?

9. What miracle has Hassel seen?

10. How has Tom's childhood plagued him and how is he conflicted about his life choices?

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