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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 is the first evidence of Todd's dishonesty?
(a) He fakes an asthma attack when caught fighting Bud.
(b) He punches Bud and then denies it.
(c) He turns in a list of Bud's bad behavior to his parents.
(d) He steals money from his parents and blames Bud.

2. Why do residents of the cardboard jungle wake each other up?
(a) So that the police do not arrest them.
(b) So that they can put away their homes for the day.
(c) So that no one will miss the train.
(d) So that they do not miss breakfast.

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

4. Why can Bud find information easily in the library?
(a) Because the librarian leaves the information he wants out.
(b) Because he is perseverant at searching.
(c) Because he uses the card catalogue.
(d) Because the library is the same as it was before.

5. What does Bud have for breakfast?
(a) Oatmeal.
(b) Bacon.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Porridge.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following characters makes it onto the train to Chicago?

3. What does Bud indicate is his most prized possession?

4. What is a cardboard jungle another name for?

5. How is Bud treated in relation to the family who helps him out?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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