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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. One of Alma's children is named Annie, but her nickname is what?
2. Does Bone ever see her real father?
3. Where does Mama go with Bone and Reese when they leave the hospital?
4. Who does Bone love best of all her cousins?
5. What are the occupations of Glen's brothers?
Short Essay Questions
1. Aunt Ruth asks Bone if they can talk to each other, meaning she wonders if can they tell each other the truth. Do they?
2. Describe Aunt Alma's breakdown.
3. In Chapter 2, Mama tells Bone not to pay any attention to what Granny says because some women love their sons more than their daughters. What do you think the effect of this type of thinking is on female children?
4. Why does Bone want to be a singer?
5. The beginning of Chapter 20 shows the healing of two people. Who are they?
6. In Chapter 8, Bone begins suffering many injuries at Glen's hands. Does it seem realistic that her mother wouldn't realize what is going on?
7. Why does Bone try to scare Reese against hitchhiking while at the same time doing it herself?
8. Mama, Glen, and Reese stand with their arms around each other in Chapter 5, but Bone stands outside the circle. Why do you think that is?
9. Why is Bone climbing over the fence into the Pearl's backyard?
10. Describe the differences between Mama and her girls and the children of Glen's brothers.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Both Bone and Shannon Pearl go through periods where they tell horrific tales fulls of violence. Compare and contrast the stories that each girl tells and their reasons for creating these stories.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Bone and Reese. Why does Glen choose to abuse Bone, but not Reese? With Bone out of the picture at the end of the book, do you think Glen will change? Will he start abusing Reese?
Essay Topic 3
Dorothy Allison makes several references to looking like a Boatwright. Bone watches for this and looks for the Boatwright birthright in both her appearance and her behavior as she tries to figure out who she is. Find both positive and negative examples of what being a Boatwright means. By the end of the book, is Bone glad she's a Boatwright?
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