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

2. Bone wanted hands as strong as Glen's. How did she exercise them?
(a) By hitting things.
(b) By making fists.
(c) With a black rubber ball.
(d) With a punching bag.

3. According to Bone, Glen smells of after-shave, cigarettes, Coca-Cola, and one more thing. What is that one thing?
(a) Fear.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Anger.
(d) Beer.

4. In Chapter 3, what kind of car does Mama drive?
(a) Chevy.
(b) Oldsmobile.
(c) Pontiac.
(d) Pick-up.

5. How often do Bone's family visit Glen's family?
(a) Once a year.
(b) Weekly.
(c) A couple of times a month.
(d) About every other month.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Deedee agree to come home and help care for her mother?

2. When and where does the first incident of Glen molesting Bone occur?

3. What does Mama feed the girls when there is little food in the house?

4. What season of the year does Mama marry Glen?

5. In Chapter 5, what about Glen makes Bone nervous?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Shannon Pearl.

2. Why does Bone begin looking at herself in mirrors?

3. Glen is very happy about Mama's pregnancy. What does it mean for him?

4. What does Bone know about her biological father?

5. Glen chooses different types of houses than the Boatwright aunts. Which type of house does Bone seem to prefer and why?

6. Describe the regrets that Bone has after Ruth dies.

7. Bone and her family begin moving frequently in Chapter 5, never staying in one place very long. Why is this?

8. How does Bone's obsession with religion begin?

9. Why does Mama find Bone's birth certificate upsetting?

10. Who is Bone's favorite cousin and why?

(see the answer keys)

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