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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. In Book 2, Chapter 2, what are the odds of Gran'ma Ben winning the cow races?

2. Why does Thorn get angry in Book 4, Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 2 what type of creature does Thorn say she does not believe in?

4. Who falls off the roof in Book 2, Chapter 6?

5. Where is Gran'ma Ben heading as the storm rages outside in Book 3, Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What scheme does Phoney come up with in Book 4, Chapter 6?

2. What happens when Gran'ma receives news of a coming battle in Chapter 8?

3. What changes the villagers thoughts about dragons in Book 4?

4. After being separated, how do Phoney and Fone find one another again in Book 1?

5. What happened to Thorn's parents according to Gran'ma Ben?

6. What is Fone's first interaction with Thorn like?

7. What state does Lucius find things in when he returns from looking for Gran'ma Ben?

8. What does Gran'ma say about dragons in Book 3, Chapter 5?

9. What is Phoney's plan to win big at the cow races?

10. What do Thorn and Fone end up discussing in Book 3, Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing is used in the Bone books. Please provide an example of the use of foreshadowing in the novel. What information was the foreshadowing trying to make the reader aware of? Do you think that this foreshadowing was well-written by the author? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What type of role does conflict have in a work of literature? What are two examples of conflict in the Bone books and what is their role/outcome?

Essay Topic 3

Define imagery and descriptive language. How is imagery and/or descriptive language used in the Bone books? How effective was the author's use of imagery/descriptive language?

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