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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. What scares away Fone's attackers in Book 5, Chapter 4?

2. Who does Gran'ma take Thorn to see when they enter the city?

3. What might happen if Thorn touches the Crown of Horns?

4. Who is sent to take a message to Gran'ma Ben at the start of Book 8?

5. What is Roque Ja ordered to do in Book 6, Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the group see when they emerge from the secret cave in Book 7, Chapter 1?

2. What interaction does Ted have with the Bones in the prologue of Book 6?

3. Who is Taneal and what happens to her in Chapter 6?

4. What does Lucius share about his past with the sisters, Briar and Rose?

5. Who is Briar?

6. What information about the hooded-one does Thorn share in Chapter 3?

7. What happens to Bartleby in Book 5?

8. What do the locusts do in Book 5?

9. What happens to Thorn when they are visiting Gran'ma's old teacher?

10. What news does Ted bring to Gran'ma Ben in Book 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conflict can be seen in several books in the Bone series. Explain the role of conflict in this story. Provide two examples of conflict from the book series and explain what type of conflict they can be considered.

Essay Topic 2

Many stories include a romantic element. Is there any romantic element in the Bone book series and if so, what characters are involved in this romantic relationship? What is the outcome of the romantic relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Relationships are important in this story. Choose two relationship and 1) briefly summarize/explain the relationship, and 2) explain the importance of this relationship to the story as a whole. Do you think that the story could have been the same without these two relationships? Why or why not?

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