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

2. Where does Bud head when he sets out after leaving the Amos house?
(a) Jerry's foster home.
(b) Orphanage.
(c) Library.
(d) Back to the barn.

3. Why is Bud suddenly less scared about taking off on his journey to Chicago now that he has reconnected with Bugs?
(a) He knows his friend the librarian is in Chicago.
(b) He does not have to be the leader.
(c) He believes things will always work out in a good way.
(d) He has someone to go with him and is not doing it alone.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the mother in the family share with Bud?

2. What does Bud imagine using to get even with the Amoses?

3. Which of the following is a saying that Bud remembers his mother always using?

4. What does Bud refuse to allow Mr. Amos or the other family members to notice?

5. How does Bud feel toward the family who helped him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Bud's mother insist he be called Bud and not Buddy?

6. What does Bud envision is the solution to his problem with the Amoses and how does he react?

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

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

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