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

2. Which of the following types of issues are present for Bud in the Amos household?
(a) Trust.
(b) Helpful.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Pain.

3. Where does Bud go for breakfast?
(a) Local restaurant.
(b) Library.
(c) Local elementary school.
(d) Local shelter.

4. What does Bud's mother believe that an unbloomed flower holds?
(a) Wonder.
(b) Surprise.
(c) Promise.
(d) Life secrets.

5. What is Bud given to take with him?
(a) Suitcase and pillow.
(b) Food and water.
(c) Blanket and pillow.
(d) Bowl and cup.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following can be said to be true about the influence Bud's mother had on him?

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

3. Why does Bud move the shotgun?

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

5. To which character does Bud flash back to during this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What would Billy pretend and tease the other boys at the orphanage about?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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