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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 happened to his favorite librarian?
(a) She was fired.
(b) She got married and moved.
(c) She died.
(d) She quit the library.

2. What is important to Bud about the contents of his suitcase that was disturbed by the Amos family?
(a) The items cannot be touched by others.
(b) The items cannot be seen by anyone other than himself.
(c) The items need to stay organized the way he has them.
(d) The items cannot touch each other.

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

4. How does Ms. Amos keep Bud in the place where she banished him?
(a) Threatens him.
(b) Cuffs him to the wall.
(c) Padlocks the door.
(d) Ties him up.

5. How much older than Bud is Todd?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 5 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the first evidence of Todd's dishonesty?

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

5. In what way did Bud consider the relationship between himself and Ms. Hill?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Bud know that his trick on Todd was the right thing to do and how does Bud leave?

3. What does Bud take with him and how does he feel as he leaves?

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

5. What is Bud bothered about in relation to the family that helped him that makes him have trouble being thankful?

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

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

8. What does Bud want to do for the family who helped him to get breakfast and how do they respond?

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

10. How does Bud feel about being stuck in the barn?

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