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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 does the kidnapper surprise Roza in "The Lamb"?

2. What does Roza wish she had told Sean in "Slaughter"?

3. In whom might Miguel be interested based on his behavior in "Sidetracked"?

4. How does Finn feel about his condition that he has just learned about in "Punched"?

5. How does the kidnapper get Roza to come with her at the festival in "The Dead"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the chapter entitled "Crows," why does Sean jog into the house?

2. In the chapter entitled "Sidetracked," why had Roza said that Petey was "fierce like queen"?

3. In the chapter entitled "Blindside," how does Finn react to finding out he is probably face blind?

4. In the chapter entitled "The Ballad of Charlie Valentine," why does Charlie not want his great-grandchildren around?

5. In the chapter entitled "The Fields," why might Finn hear all the negative voices in his head?

6. In the chapter entitled "The Lamb," what character traits does Roza exemplify?

7. In the chapter entitled "Punched," why might Finn not have told Sean about his facial blindness condition?

8. In the chapter entitled "The Whole Picture," what has Petey discovered, she thinks, about Finn?

9. In the chapter entitled "The Lamb," how is the corn personified?

10. In the chapter entitled "Sidetracked," how did Finn get hurt?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bone Gap has many interesting and thought-provoking scenes. Which scene or event in the novel makes you think deeply or changes your perspective on something? Which scene is it? How does it affect you?

Essay Topic 2

Why did the Scare Crow kidnap Roza? Why does he keep her in captivity? What leads to her escape?

Essay Topic 3

Why might the title of the novel be Bone Gap?

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