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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name did the family who helped Bud call him?
(a) Clarence.
(b) Brian.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Chad.

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

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

4. What does Bud indicate is his most prized possession?
(a) His suitcase.
(b) His father's address.
(c) His blanket.
(d) His teeth.

5. What trick does Bud want to play on Todd before he leaves?
(a) Put shaving cream in his hand while he sleeps.
(b) Place his hand in warm water while he sleeps.
(c) Short sheet his bed while he sleeps.
(d) Put hornets in his bed with him while he sleeps.

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

7. Why does Bud believe Todd was mean and manipulative to him?
(a) To defend himself.
(b) To protect his parents.
(c) Because Bud is an orphan.
(d) Because he is the oldest.

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

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

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

11. What are the metal bars on the library an example of for Bud?
(a) They are an example of how closed in he feels.
(b) They are an example of Bud's inability to find peace.
(c) They are an example of how things have changed since he entered the orphanage.
(d) They are an example of how untrusting society has become.

12. What appears to be Bud's most important possession?
(a) Five lost teeth.
(b) Five letters from his mother.
(c) Five pages from Jerry.
(d) Five blue flyers.

13. Which of the following best describes how Bud is feeling at this point in the novel?
(a) Despondent.
(b) Frustrated.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Angry.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bud refers to Bugs as his brother in what?

2. What is important to Bud about the contents of his suitcase that was disturbed by the Amos family?

3. Which of the following does Todd say to scare Bud as Mr. Amos prepares to take Bud toward his punishment?

4. What happened to his favorite librarian?

5. What does Bud believe the hornet's nest is that he sees on the ceiling?

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