2. Who is Bud trying to find as he sets out after leaving the Amos house?
(a) His best friend, Jerry.
(b) His mother's grave.
(c) His father.
(d) A new foster family.

3. What does Bud have for breakfast?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Porridge.
(d) Bacon.

4. What does the reader realize that Bud really liked about Ms. Hill?
(a) The mothering she gave Bud.
(b) The way she read stories to him.
(c) The way she smelled.
(d) The fact that she knew the type of books he liked.

5. What is Bud's mother doing in the picture he has of her in his suitcase?
(a) Smiling.
(b) Frowning.
(c) Waving.
(d) Dancing.

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

7. What cause scrapes on Bud as he tries to get out of the barn?
(a) Nails.
(b) Shovels.
(c) Hornets.
(d) Fish heads.

8. What does Bud hope to do after he escapes from the angry hornets?
(a) Go out on his own.
(b) Return to the orphanage.
(c) Hide from the Amos family.
(d) Move back into the house.

9. What does Bud sense in the family members with whom he is sharing breakfast?
(a) Surprise.
(b) Frustration.
(c) Anger.
(d) Despair.

10. Why is Bud suddenly less scared about taking off on his journey to Chicago now that he has reconnected with Bugs?
(a) He has someone to go with him and is not doing it alone.
(b) He believes things will always work out in a good way.
(c) He does not have to be the leader.
(d) He knows his friend the librarian is in Chicago.

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

12. What does Bud wonder about while he is at the library?
(a) Where he will go next.
(b) Where he will sleep that night.
(c) Where the other librarian is.
(d) Where he will find lunch.

13. What does Bud refuse to allow Mr. Amos or the other family members to notice?
(a) His disgust and terror.
(b) His relief at being away from them.
(c) His desperate need to belong.
(d) His fear and anger.

14. What does this chapter end with?
(a) Mr. Amos whipping Bud.
(b) Click of padlock.
(c) Jerry's arrival.
(d) Bud's screams.

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