2. On what topic is the book that the new librarian gives Bud?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The Revolutionary War.
(d) World War I.

3. What does Bud's mother believe that an unbloomed flower holds?
(a) Surprise.
(b) Promise.
(c) Life secrets.
(d) Wonder.

4. What hang on the barn's door?
(a) Fish heads.
(b) Skulls of a cow.
(c) Vampire bats.
(d) Snakes.

5. Which of the following is a nickname that Bud's mother did not want him to use?
(a) Dub.
(b) Will.
(c) Willy.
(d) Buddy.

6. What happens during Bud's first trick?
(a) Todd wakes up and gets mad.
(b) Todd urinates in bed.
(c) Bud slips and falls, spilling water on himself.
(d) Nothing immediately.

7. Which of the following does Todd say to scare Bud as Mr. Amos prepares to take Bud toward his punishment?
(a) No water and no food.
(b) Puddles of blood and freakish insects.
(c) Flesh eating bigs and ghosts.
(d) Piles of dog waste and worms.

8. In what state did Bud live with his mother when she died?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Michigan
(c) Texas.
(d) Maine.

9. What time period does this story take place?
(a) Roaring 20s.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) Depression.

10. How is Bud treated in relation to the family who helps him out?
(a) He is treated in a poorer manner than they are.
(b) He is treated better than they are.
(c) He is treated as if he does not exist.
(d) He is treated with the same respect as they are.

11. What does Bud hope to be able to do at the library to make his home away from home seem complete?
(a) Reserve his favorite books so they are always there.
(b) See his favorite librarian.
(c) Find the book his mother used to read to him.
(d) Find a place on a shelf to sleep.

12. What is a cardboard jungle another name for?
(a) An orphanage.
(b) A gathering of homeless people.
(c) A shelter.
(d) A jungle gym.

13. What does Bud reflect on in relation to conversations with his mother?
(a) They provide him with the rules to live by.
(b) They are all the same.
(c) He can barely remember them anymore.
(d) They never had any real conversations.

14. What are both Bud and Jerry concerned about in regard to their new home?
(a) That it may be permanent.
(b) That it may be abusive.
(c) That it may be dirty.
(d) That it may be temporary.

15. Which of the following describes the approximate age of Bud's mother in the picture he is looking at of her in this chapter?
(a) Young.
(b) Older in years.
(c) Middle aged.
(d) Childlike.