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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Todd do to Bud with a pencil?
(a) Shoved it up his nose.
(b) Pushed it into his toe.
(c) Stabbed him in the arm.
(d) Threw it like it was a spear.

2. Which of the following best describes Bud in the Amos household?
(a) Odd man out.
(b) Trustful member.
(c) Scapegoat.
(d) Slave labor.

3. Where does Bud have breakfast at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Near the train.
(b) At the cardboard jungle.
(c) At the shelter.
(d) He has to skip breakfast.

4. Which of the following types of issues are present for Bud in the Amos household?
(a) Pain.
(b) Helpful.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Trust.

5. What is page powder?
(a) Book page dust.
(b) Corn starch.
(c) Baby powder.
(d) Powder kept in the library.

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

7. What is important to Bud about the contents of his suitcase that was disturbed by the Amos family?
(a) The items cannot touch each other.
(b) The items cannot be touched by others.
(c) The items need to stay organized the way he has them.
(d) The items cannot be seen by anyone other than himself.

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

9. Why do residents of the cardboard jungle wake each other up?
(a) So that they can put away their homes for the day.
(b) So that the police do not arrest them.
(c) So that they do not miss breakfast.
(d) So that no one will miss the train.

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

11. Why is Bud almost too late to catch his train?
(a) He stops to eat breakfast with the family at the shelter.
(b) He gets caught up talking to a girl.
(c) He takes time to double check all of his things.
(d) He is detained saying good bye to the librarian.

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

13. What is the first evidence of Todd's dishonesty?
(a) He steals money from his parents and blames Bud.
(b) He fakes an asthma attack when caught fighting Bud.
(c) He turns in a list of Bud's bad behavior to his parents.
(d) He punches Bud and then denies it.

14. How does Ms. Amos keep Bud in the place where she banished him?
(a) Cuffs him to the wall.
(b) Padlocks the door.
(c) Ties him up.
(d) Threatens him.

15. Where does Bud go for breakfast?
(a) Local elementary school.
(b) Library.
(c) Local restaurant.
(d) Local shelter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a nickname that Bud's mother did not want him to use?

2. What kind of promise did Bud make with Bugs?

3. How does Bud use the memory of his mother's saying?

4. Which of the following is an accurate description of Billy?

5. Which of the following characters sneaks up on Bud and surprises him?

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