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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. Which of the following is a saying that Bud remembers his mother always using?
(a) Life is just a box of chocolates, you never know what you will get.
(b) It's raining cats and dogs.
(c) A stitch in time saves nine.
(d) As one door closes, another one opens.

2. Where is Bud's suitcase hidden?
(a) At the orphanage.
(b) Under the dinner table.
(c) Under his bed.
(d) In the shed.

3. Which of the following words describes what Bud must do to get breakfast?
(a) Ignore shelter workers demands.
(b) Throw a fit.
(c) Play along with this family.
(d) Pretend he does not understand.

4. What are the metal bars on the library an example of for Bud?
(a) They are an example of how closed in he feels.
(b) They are an example of how untrusting society has become.
(c) They are an example of how things have changed since he entered the orphanage.
(d) They are an example of Bud's inability to find peace.

5. What does the new librarian give to Bud other than the library book?
(a) A nickel.
(b) A tablet.
(c) A picture.
(d) Her lunch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following describes how Bud feels about the presence of the police?

2. How is Bud treated in relation to the family who helps him out?

3. What happened to his favorite librarian?

4. What name did the family who helped Bud call him?

5. Which of the following is an accurate description of Billy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the new librarian remember about Bud and Ms. Hill's relationship?

2. Write about Bud's list and describe the general information about it and what it provides for Bud.

3. What happens to Bud's mother after she becomes angered over one of the blue flyers he carries as a prized possession?

4. What does Bud dream about and what does this dream cause him to worry about?

5. Why does it bother Bud that the Amoses have rummaged through his suitcase?

6. What does Bud envision is the solution to his problem with the Amoses and how does he react?

7. What is Bud saddened about at the beginning of Chapter 9 and where is he when this occurs?

8. What did Bud and Bugs plan to do and how did they agree to be there for each other?

9. What is Bud bothered about in relation to the family that helped him that makes him have trouble being thankful?

10. How could the favor that Bud's new adoptive family provided be described?

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