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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. Why do Phoney and Smiley go to Barrelhaven in Book 3, Chapter 3?

2. What does Phoney have on his shirt?

3. What are Thorn and Fone discussing in the barn?

4. Where is Fone at the start of Book 2, Chapter 4?

5. What advice does Phoney give Lucius in Book 2, Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Gran'ma Ben feel about the cow races in Book 2?

3. What happens at the end of Book 2 as a result of Phoney's failed plans?

4. What dreams occur in Book 3?

5. What is Thorn's recurring dream?

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

7. In what way does Lucius seem hypocritical or contradictory in Book 2?

8. How does Phoney find Smiley?

9. What happens to Fone right after he gets separated from his cousins in Book 1?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How is narrative mode seen in the Bone series and what types of narrative modes are used? Please provide at least two specific examples of narrative mode from the books.

Essay Topic 3

Please describe the connection/relationship between Thorn, Briar, and Gran'ma Ben. How are these characters interconnected and what effect does their connection have on the series as a whole?

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