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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 do Kim and Scott do that makes Bud nervous?
(a) Touch him.
(b) Talk incessantly.
(c) Call him names.
(d) Avoid making eye contact.

2. Which of the following band members asks Bud about the importance of his suitcase?
(a) Mr. Calloway.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Miss Thomas.
(d) Jimmy.

3. How does the stranger react to the fact that Bud attempted to drive the car without him?
(a) Angered.
(b) Proud.
(c) Horrified.
(d) Surprised.

4. How does Mr. Lewis' daughter react to the on-going banter between the two of them?
(a) She becomes irritated.
(b) She yells at her father.
(c) She laughs at her father.
(d) She walks away.

5. What does Bud find himself daydreaming about in this chapter?
(a) Staying with the band permanently.
(b) Where he will live when the band travels.
(c) What would happen if Miss Thomas adopted him.
(d) What his mother would think.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is it revealed that Bud and Mr. Calloway are related?

2. What does Bud notice is on the rocks he sees in the glove compartment?

3. Who is Miss Thomas?

4. Where is the stranger on his way to before he stopped to talk to Bud?

5. How does the box on the front seat of the car make Bud feel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the restaurant decide it was easier just to use the NBC initials instead of the full band name on the reservation sign?

2. What does Bud worry about when he finds out that Lefty sent his father a telegram?

3. What does Bud learn about his father and how does he feel about this information?

4. What does Bud tell Mr. Calloway that leads him to realize that he and Bud are related and in what way are they related?

5. How does Bud feel when he finds out he will be staying with the band for more than one night and what does this cause him to wonder?

6. What does the stranger do to soften up Bud and make him realize he wants him to help him?

7. How does Bud begin to feel about the group?

8. What does Bud find out that Lefty knows which might cause him some difficulties with his story?

9. Where does Bud's distrust of adults come from and is it warranted?

10. How does Bud explain to the stranger his being alone and traveling to Grand Rapids?

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