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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. Why is it surprising that Bud is able to show such confidence about himself?
(a) His father abandoned him.
(b) He is an orphan.
(c) He has been in horrible life situations.
(d) He has no adult helping him.

2. What is a cardboard jungle another name for?
(a) An orphanage.
(b) A jungle gym.
(c) A gathering of homeless people.
(d) A shelter.

3. What hang on the barn's door?
(a) Skulls of a cow.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Vampire bats.
(d) Fish heads.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bud handle his emotion as he is leaving the orphanage?

2. What does this chapter end with?

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

4. What name did the family who helped Bud call him?

5. What does Bud end up doing instead of his initial trick?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does it bother Bud that the Amoses have rummaged through his suitcase?

2. What happens as the two boys try to get on the train and what does Bugs do about it?

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

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

5. How does the reader feel after Bud is attacked by the hornets?

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

7. What does the new librarian remember about Bud and Ms. Hill's relationship?

8. What is one of Bud's mother's sayings that Bud remembers and how does it make Bud feel?

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

10. Why does Bud think six is an important age for children?

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