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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. How long does Mama date Glen?
2. What is Glen grinning and boasting about in Chapter 4?
3. Who gives Bone a half-dollar and Reese a quarter?
4. Bone and Reese make fun of what in Chapter 5?
5. Who gets caught stealing a quart of RC Cola from the grocery store?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Mama leave Glen only after her siblings find out that he has beaten Bone?
2. Describe Sheriff Cole. Does he really care what happens to Bone?
3. Why does Glen come to Alma's house?
4. Why is Earle Bone's favorite uncle?
5. Bone finally sees a smile in Glen's eyes before he molests her, but it vanishes afterwards. Why?
6. 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?
7. Glen is very happy about Mama's pregnancy. What does it mean for him?
8. Bone and her family begin moving frequently in Chapter 5, never staying in one place very long. Why is this?
9. Why does it take Mama two years of dating Glen before she married him?
10. In Chapter 6, Mama tells the girls about she and her siblings making up foods they would never have or wouldn't want. Why does she do this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Symbolism is an important component in "Bastard Out of Carolina." Choose either the love knot or the hook, and describe its symbolism in the story.
Essay Topic 2
The book often mentions Glen's empty face or eyes. Explain what this means. Connect this to Glen's need to turn his face away from the camera when family pictures are being taken.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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