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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following is an accurate description of how Bud feels at the thought of being on his own?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Excited.

4. In what way did Bud consider the relationship between himself and Ms. Hill?
(a) He thought of them as friends.
(b) He thought of her as a surrogate mother.
(c) He thought of them as acquaintances.
(d) He thought of her as a mentor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bud want Todd to be a bed wetter?

2. Where does Bud go for breakfast?

3. What does Bugs do with Bud's suitcase?

4. What does Bud see that upsets him as he approaches the library?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What realization does Bud come to in regard to Todd and the way he treats Bud?

2. How does Bud realize that the Amoses must have rummaged through his suitcase?

3. What realization does Bud come to after he sees the metal bars on the library?

4. How could the favor that Bud's new adoptive family provided be described?

5. What does Bud call the book page dust and what does it help him to do?

6. Why is Bud initially happy to learn about Todd and what causes Bud's happiness about Todd to dissipate quickly?

7. What is Bud saddened about at the beginning of Chapter 9 and where is he when this occurs?

8. How does Todd's mother react to the situation between Bud and Todd and why does Bud think she reacts that way?

9. Who is Deza Malone and why is this character important to Bud?

10. What does Bud dream about and what does this dream cause him to worry about?

(see the answer keys)

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