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

2. Which of the following describes how Bud feels about the presence of the police?
(a) Unimpressed.
(b) Surprised.
(c) Daunted.
(d) Relieved.

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

4. What does Bud reflect on in relation to conversations with his mother?
(a) They are all the same.
(b) They provide him with the rules to live by.
(c) He can barely remember them anymore.
(d) They never had any real conversations.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the reader realize that Bud really liked about Ms. Hill?

2. What does Bud sense in the family members with whom he is sharing breakfast?

3. What does Bud do to the hornet's nest?

4. Which of the following is one of Bud's greatest fears?

5. Which of the following types of issues are present for Bud in the Amos household?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In what way are the library and the shelter similar and what do they provide for Bud?

5. In what way does Bud get a quick taste of what it is like to be a part of a family?

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

7. What did Bud and Bugs plan to do and how did they agree to be there for each other?

8. Why does Bud have a difficult time getting along with Todd?

9. What information does the new librarian share with Bud and how does she treat Bud?

10. After being stung, what does Bud insist on doing and why?

(see the answer keys)

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