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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Miz 'Possum say when Fone says he had a run in with a dragon?
(a) That the dragons went underground to sleep long ago.
(b) That it is bad luck to meet a dragon.
(c) That they don't talk about the dragon.
(d) That Fone is making it up for the children.

2. What does Fone say about the rat creatures?
(a) They are just hungry.
(b) They are not scary and kinda dumb.
(c) They are a menace.
(d) They frighten him.

3. What does Gran'ma say about Fone and Phoney staying?
(a) It will bring bad luck.
(b) They cannot stay under any conditions.
(c) They can sleep in the barn.
(d) They will have to pay for their rooms.

4. Why is Fone told that he needs to hurry and get out of the valley?
(a) The valley is dangerous.
(b) The king doesn't like intruders.
(c) Winter is coming.
(d) The valley is enchanted.

5. What is on Gran'ma's cow when she arrives home?
(a) Phoney.
(b) A group of chickens.
(c) A crate.
(d) A pile of money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the second creature refuse to start a fire when he is asked?

2. What does Thorn say she doesn't believe in?

3. Why does Fone say that they had to bring Smiley with them when they ran from Boneville?

4. What do the two creatures look for on Fone when they find him sleeping in Chapter one?

5. What are the possum children doing when Fone first enters his home in Chapter two?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene in chapter three where Thorn and Fone go through Fone's knapsack.

2. Compare the behavior between the Bones in chapter one when they are first introduced.

3. What does Fone do to get the children away from the rat creatures?

4. What does Smiley find in chapter one?

5. What does Thorn tell Fone about her grandmother going into town?

6. What happens when Fone enters the valley in chapter one?

7. Describe the scene in chapter three when Gran'ma Ben arrives home.

8. What happens when Thorn finds the map that Smiley had found in the desert?

9. What is Fone talking about while trying to get out of the gorge in chapter one?

10. What do the possum children say to Fone when they first encounter each other in chapter two?

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