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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. Leila talks about specializing in ________________ for her job, which she is already good at doing.

2. What is Leila preparing for when she spreads out pieces of a bulletin board in the living room?

3. Mah has no time for lunch and shows Leila how to install _____________ in the design.

4. What has Leon taken apart in order to fix it and to give it back to Mah as a present?

5. Leila knows that Mah wants a __________ and has suitors, including her boss of the moment.

Short Essay Questions

1. After Mah finds a new job at Ching's, Leon goes away to a trip on the sea to Australia. What happens to Mah's job when he is away?

2. What does ten-year-old Ona do in order to get Leon to come back home after hearing about the affair?

3. Who does Leon blame for the death of Ona and for his overall discontent with life in this chapter?

4. What has Leila prepared for the afternoon art class in the classroom where she is teaching?

5. Why does Mah believe that Lyman will make good on his promise and send for her?

6. What does Leila recall about a bathroom stall where she goes after hearing the news about the suicide of Ona?

7. What is the advice that Soon-ping, a sewing lady, gives to Mah after the death of Ona?

8. Why do the women at the factory work night and day, pushing themselves to sew?

9. What does Mah do when Nina decides to bring the urn with Ona's ashes to Baby Clothes?

10. What are the Confucian virtues, according to the start of this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Love has a number of different definitions and examples during the course of this story.

Part 1: Do you think Leon and Mah love each other? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think that Nina is looking for love within her tour group job?

Part 3: Do you think that Leila is truly in love with Mason? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

As with any story and the reading of any story, one must ask whether they can trust the narrator to tell them the truth and to help them understand the characters.

Part 1: Why is Leila the best choice to be the narrator of this story?

Part 2: Do you think the readers can trust Leila to tell the story fairly and in an unbiased way?

Part 3: How might the story have changed if it was told from the viewpoint of Mah?

Essay Topic 3

The theme of the story of BONE: A NOVEL is one that repeats itself not just in the placement of the bones where the grandfather requested.

Part 1: Why are the gossips in the story a crucial part of the story's development?

Part 2: What does the phrase 'bone to pick' mean to you?

Part 3: What else do you think the bones of the grandfather represent to the family in the story? Why?

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