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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 was one of the ways Bud and Bugs would tease Billy?
2. Which of the following is an accurate description of how Bud feels at the thought of being on his own?
3. What does Bud dream about often and then worry about really happening?
4. What is the first evidence of Todd's dishonesty?
5. Bud refers to Bugs as his brother in what?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way are the library and the shelter similar and what do they provide for Bud?
2. Write about Bud's list and describe the general information about it and what it provides for Bud.
3. What realization does Bud come to after he sees the metal bars on the library?
4. How does Todd's mother react to the situation between Bud and Todd and why does Bud think she reacts that way?
5. What is Bud bothered about in relation to the family that helped him that makes him have trouble being thankful?
6. How does Bud realize that the Amoses must have rummaged through his suitcase?
7. What happens to Bud's mother after she becomes angered over one of the blue flyers he carries as a prized possession?
8. How does Bud feel about being stuck in the barn?
9. Why is Jerry worried about his new home and what does Bud do to help?
10. How could the favor that Bud's new adoptive family provided be described?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the rocks help to bring Bud and Mr. Calloway together? Why do you think Mr. Calloway continually doubts Bud's intentions? Do you think his reasons are justified? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
In what ways does Bud model the behavior of a well-seasoned adult? In what ways does Bud act his age? Why do you believe Bud can act both as an adult and as a child?
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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