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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shannon Pearl talk about with Bone?
(a) School.
(b) The meanness of other children.
(c) She tells gruesome stories.
(d) God and the Bible.

2. Why does Mama go to the courthouse on Bone's birthday each year?
(a) She liked the court clerk.
(b) To get a birth certificate without "illegitimate" stamped on it.
(c) She kept losing Bone's birth certificate.
(d) To get a copy of a marriage certificate.

3. Who does Granny call an "ugly, ugly little thing"?
(a) Bone.
(b) Little Earle.
(c) Patsy Ruth.
(d) Grey.

4. Who knows the words to every song in the Baptist hymnal?
(a) Mrs. Pearl.
(b) Shannon Pearl.
(c) Mama.
(d) Bone.

5. Who tells Mama, "Now you look like a Boatwright"?
(a) Aunt Alma.
(b) Aunt Raylene.
(c) Aunt Ruth.
(d) Granny.

6. How old is Mama when Bone was born?
(a) 18.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

7. What color are Shannon Pearl's eyes?
(a) Green.
(b) Pink.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

8. What does Bone do on Wednesday nights in Chapter 10?
(a) Listens to the radio.
(b) Attends church services for young people.
(c) Attends revivals.
(d) Visits the library.

9. Who owns Sunshine Dairy?
(a) Butch James.
(b) Danny Yarboro.
(c) Bodine Waddell.
(d) Daryl Boatwright.

10. What is the one thing that saves Glen from the Boatwrights' absolute contempt?
(a) His hands.
(b) His family.
(c) His love for Anney.
(d) His temper.

11. Where is Butch living in Chapter 7?
(a) New York.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) Florida.
(d) Texas.

12. What is Glen grinning and boasting about in Chapter 4?
(a) Getting married.
(b) His new house.
(c) Mama is pregnant.
(d) His new job.

13. Who tells Bone that she isn't a racehorse?
(a) Glen.
(b) Uncle Earle.
(c) Grey.
(d) Uncle Nevil.

14. What causes Glen to sob in Chapter 4?
(a) Mama lost the baby and can't have more.
(b) He loses his job.
(c) He is sorry about molesting Bone.
(d) An argument with his father.

15. Who does Bone try to save from "heathen ways"?
(a) Her uncles.
(b) Granny.
(c) Glen.
(d) Her aunts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of shoes does Bone long for when she turns nine years old?

2. According to Mama in Chapter 7, how did she and Aunt Raylene earn money when they were girls?

3. Who does Mama tell Bone that Granny loves best?

4. What does Mama cook on the sides of the pan with the eggs?

5. What does Bone like to listen to on the radio early in the morning?

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