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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. What is knowing that Ms. Hill is not there is symbolic of what for Bud?
2. How does Bud use the memory of his mother's saying?
3. What name did the family who helped Bud call him?
4. Which of the following is a saying that Bud remembers his mother always using?
5. What does Bud sense in the family members with whom he is sharing breakfast?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does Bud get a quick taste of what it is like to be a part of a family?
2. What does Bud envision is the solution to his problem with the Amoses and how does he react?
3. What did Billy used to argue about at the home and why did he say he wouldn't be there much longer?
4. How does Bud know that his trick on Todd was the right thing to do and how does Bud leave?
5. What does the new librarian remember about Bud and Ms. Hill's relationship?
6. What is one of Bud's mother's sayings that Bud remembers and how does it make Bud feel?
7. What does Bud want to do for the family who helped him to get breakfast and how do they respond?
8. What did Bud and Bugs plan to do and how did they agree to be there for each other?
9. What does Bud dream about and what does this dream cause him to worry about?
10. Why does it bother Bud that the Amoses have rummaged through his suitcase?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
How did the character of Bud stay connected to what was once his family throughout the novel? In what ways did this help him through his struggles? Do you believe this was a positive or negative characteristic of Bud? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Bud, the main character of this novel, has obvious pitfalls which have made his life quite difficult. Explain in writing, including supporting details from the novel, why the reader is able to relate to Bud and even admire him for these pitfalls. Do you admire Bud? Why or why not?
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