BONE: Out of Boneville Name:
Book One Quiz
Multiple Choice Questions
Directions: Circle the correct answer.
1. Why aren't the Bone's cousins in Boneville at the start of the story?
a) They were kicked out of town.
b) Boneville has been destroyed.
c) They hate Boneville.
d) They are on their way to save their other cousin.
2. What does Smiley always carry with him?
a) Peppermints.
b) A cigar.
c) Money.
d) A lucky rabbit's foot.
3. What does Phoney have on his shirt?
a) A star.
b) A happy face.
c) A question mark.
d) A cat.
4. Where are the cousins when they find a map?
a) The forest.
b) Boonville.
c) The desert.
d) An island.
5. What type of insects swarm around the Bones' in Book 1, Chapter 1?
a) Beetles.
b) Flies.
c) Bees.
d) Locusts.
6. What scares off the rat creatures before they can eat Fone in Book 1, Chapter 1?
a) Fone's knife.
b) Fone's snoring.
c) A cat creature.
d) A dragon.
7. Where is it that Fone meets Thorn for the first time?
a) By a brook.
b) At the ocean shore.
c) In town.
d) Deep in the forest.
8. What does Fone ask Thorn to help him do?
a) Find the rat creatures.
b) Call a cab.
c) Find his cousins.
d) Give him a place to stay.
9. Why does Thorn insist that Fone come home with her?
a) Because he mentioned his cousins.
b) Because he tells her about the rat creatures.
c) Because he is lost.
d) Because she feels bad for him.
10. In Chapter 2 what type of creature does Thorn say she does not believe in?
a) Sea monsters.
b) Angels.
c) Sphinxes.
d) Dragons.
11. Where is Gran'ma Ben when Thorn and Fone arrive home in Book 1, Chapter 3?
a) At the cow races.
b) In the kitchen.
c) At the tavern.
d) In the fields.
12. What does Thorn find in Fone's backpack?
a) A map.
b) A jewel.
c) A book of magic spells.
d) A knife.
13. Who does Phoney meet in the woods in Book 1, Chapter 3?
a) Thorn.
b) Fone.
c) Gran'ma Ben.
d) Smiley.
14. How does Phoney feel about having to do chores in Book 1, Chapter 4?
a) Happy.
b) Sad.
c) Nervous.
d) Angry.
15. Why does Phoney want to go to Barrelhaven in Book 1, Chapter 4?
a) To go shopping.
b) To look for Gran'ma.
c) To get away from Thorn.
d) To bet on the cow races.
16. What are the rat creatures ordered to do in Book 1, Chapter 4?
a) Attack the town.
b) Find the Bone with the star.
c) Leave the county.
d) Go to the races.
17. What is attacking Gran'ma Ben's house in the start of Book 1, Chapter 5?
a) Locusts.
b) Wolves.
c) Rat creatures.
d) Evil crows.
18. What is Smiley doing in Barrelhaven?
a) Running for office.
b) Bartending.
c) Cow racing.
d) Begging for money.
19. What sort of payment method do they use in Barrelhaven?
a) Barter system.
b) Gold and silver.
c) None.
d) Dollar bills.
20. Who is Lucius Down?
a) A farmer.
b) Gran'ma Ben's arch nemesis.
c) The Mayor of Barrelhaven.
d) The local tavern owner.
21. What does the red dragon do in Book 1, Chapter 6?
a) He meets Phoney in town.
b) He invites Gran'ma Ben to dinner.
c) He saves Thorn and Fone.
d) He saves Gran'ma Ben.
22. How does Gran'ma Ben seem to react to seeing the red dragon in Book 1, Chapter 6?
a) She is not happy.
b) She is overjoyed.
c) She is scared.
d) She is depressed.
23. What is Phoney doing in the tavern at the start of Book 1, Chapter 6?
a) Dancing.
b) Eating.
c) Washing dishes.
d) Betting.
24. What does the hooded figure want from Phoney in Book 1, Chapter 6?
a) His soul.
b) Money.
c) Information about Boneville.
d) His map.