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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following does Todd say to scare Bud as Mr. Amos prepares to take Bud toward his punishment?
2. What are the metal bars on the library an example of for Bud?
3. What name did the family who helped Bud call him?
4. What does Bud dream about often and then worry about really happening?
5. How does Bud handle his emotion as he is leaving the orphanage?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Bud bothered about in relation to the family that helped him that makes him have trouble being thankful?
2. What realization does Bud come to in regard to Todd and the way he treats Bud?
3. How does Bud realize that the Amoses must have rummaged through his suitcase?
4. What realization does Bud come to after he sees the metal bars on the library?
5. What does Bud envision is the solution to his problem with the Amoses and how does he react?
6. How does the reader feel after Bud is attacked by the hornets?
7. How does Bud know that his trick on Todd was the right thing to do and how does Bud leave?
8. Write about Bud's list and describe the general information about it and what it provides for Bud.
9. What do the hornets and the edgy teeth seem to be symbolic of?
10. What happens to Bud's mother after she becomes angered over one of the blue flyers he carries as a prized possession?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Do you believe the character of Bud believes in acts of revenge? Why or why not? Utilize specific examples from the text to support your opinion.
Essay Topic 2
Describe in writing how the picture on the front cover of the novel provides forewarning that the main character pictured there will be a strong character. Do you agree that Bud is a strong character? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
In what way does Bud consider the entire band his family even though he is not genetically related to most of them? Do you think this is a natural or unnatural process? Why do you believe that way?
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