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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Bud's suitcase when he got out of the barn and escaped from the hornets?
(a) Under his bed.
(b) Completely missing.
(c) In Todd's bedroom.
(d) Where he left it.

2. Which of the following characters makes it onto the train to Chicago?
(a) Bud.
(b) Bugs.
(c) Deza.
(d) Ms. Hill.

3. What does the family who helps Bud help him to do?
(a) Find a place to sleep.
(b) Find his father.
(c) Get food.
(d) Make friends with the shelter workers.

4. Why can Bud find information easily in the library?
(a) Because he is perseverant at searching.
(b) Because the librarian leaves the information he wants out.
(c) Because the library is the same as it was before.
(d) Because he uses the card catalogue.

5. What coin did Billy often pretend could speak?
(a) Dime.
(b) Quarter.
(c) Penny.
(d) Nickel.

6. What does Bud wonder about in regards to his suitcase?
(a) Whether or not the Amos family has opened it.
(b) Whether or not Todd found it.
(c) Whether or not he can get it again.
(d) Whether or not it is safe.

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

8. What kind of promise did Bud make with Bugs?
(a) Pinky.
(b) Slob.
(c) Swear.
(d) Jungle.

9. 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) Older in years.
(b) Childlike.
(c) Young.
(d) Middle aged.

10. What does Todd call Bud as his final jab in his scheme to constantly get Bud in trouble?
(a) Insane.
(b) Spoilsport.
(c) Bed wetter.
(d) Schizophrenic.

11. What is Bud's first mistake during his newfound independence?
(a) He wakes up too late for breakfast.
(b) He misses the bus.
(c) He angers another family by mistakenly taking their spot.
(d) He cannot find a place to sleep.

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

13. Which of the following is not true about Bud's suitcase?
(a) It is filled with things he and his mother shared.
(b) It can be rearranged and changed regularly.
(c) It holds symbols of things Bud can control.
(d) It is his only means of staying connected to his family.

14. What is Bud given to take with him?
(a) Food and water.
(b) Bowl and cup.
(c) Suitcase and pillow.
(d) Blanket and pillow.

15. Why did the new librarian think that Bud particularly liked Civil War books?
(a) Because he was a young boy and that is the type of books they liked.
(b) Because he referred to the civil war in conversations.
(c) Because that is what he asked for.
(d) Because she always gave them to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much older than Bud is Todd?

2. In what way did Bud consider the relationship between himself and Ms. Hill?

3. How does Ms. Amos keep Bud in the place where she banished him?

4. Which of the following can be said to be true about the influence Bud's mother had on him?

5. Where is Bud's suitcase hidden?

(see the answer keys)

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