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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bud use the memory of his mother's saying?
(a) He uses it to get through the night.
(b) He uses it to justify his actions.
(c) He uses it to comfort himself about his mother.
(d) He uses it to reassure himself that things will change for him soon.

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

3. Why does Bud move the shotgun?
(a) So that he doesn't use it to shoot them.
(b) So they do not shoot themselves accidently.
(c) So they do not use it on him as he escapes.
(d) So that he doesn't bump it as he is leaving.

4. What was the last straw for Bud which helped him decide that he had to leave the Amos household?
(a) Being locked in the barn.
(b) The Amos family going through his suitcase.
(c) Todd's constant physical abuse.
(d) The sight of the gun lying in an open area.

5. Which of the following best describes how Bud feels about going to his new home?
(a) He is worried but relieved.
(b) He is sad but resigned.
(c) He is happy but reluctant.
(d) He is relieved and elated.

6. Which of the following terms best describes the new librarian to whom Bud begins to talk?
(a) Unaware.
(b) Cold.
(c) Reserved.
(d) Kind.

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

8. Which of the following pictures does this novel provide insight into at the beginning?
(a) How it feels to grow up in a difficult setting.
(b) How it feels to be in an orphange and be picked to leave.
(c) How it feels to lose your mother and be abandonded by your father.
(d) How it feels to lose your best friend due to moving.

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

10. Which of the following characters sneaks up on Bud and surprises him?
(a) Bugs.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Ms. Hill.
(d) Deza.

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

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

13. What does Bud do to the hornet's nest?
(a) Avoids it.
(b) Spills water on it.
(c) Smacks it.
(d) Knocks it down.

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

15. What does Bud end up doing instead of his initial trick?
(a) Urinating on Todd in his bed.
(b) Placing Todd's hand in warm water.
(c) Screaming goodbye to Todd.
(d) Pouring water on Todd in his bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Bud smacks the hornet's nest?

2. Which of the following characters makes it onto the train to Chicago?

3. What would have happened to Bud had the family not helped him?

4. Why do residents of the cardboard jungle wake each other up?

5. What happens during Bud's first trick?

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