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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What piece of gossip do the girls at Moira's talk about at the end of Chapter Six?
(a) There's a new librarian in town.
(b) The school is hiring all new teachers soon.
(c) A new family moved into the Baumler farmhouse.
(d) There's a new ice cream shop in town.

2. What does Bug's mother do for a living?
(a) Librarian.
(b) Greeting card designer.
(c) Singer.
(d) Accountant.

3. Who gave Bug her nickname?
(a) Roderick.
(b) Her father.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Moira.

4. What does Bug's mother make for breakfast in Chapter Five for Bug and Moira?
(a) Pancakes and bacon.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Cereal.
(d) French toast.

5. Who used to sometimes go to Moira's house for the journey with Bug?
(a) Roderick.
(b) Jane.
(c) Lia.
(d) Ellen.

6. In Chapter Seven, what begins to make Bug really nervous after talking with her mother?
(a) Her mother's illness is getting worse.
(b) The school has called and said Bug needs to repeat the previous year.
(c) Her mother's business is faltering more than her mother has been letting on.
(d) The house really needs a lot of repairs.

7. What are Moira and the others looking at when Bug gets to Moira's house in Chapter Six?
(a) A yearbook.
(b) A computer game.
(c) A fashion magazine.
(d) A bird.

8. When did Bug's mother start her own business?
(a) After Bug's mother gets remarried.
(b) After Bug's mother learns how to run a restaurant.
(c) After Bug's father died and Bug's mother got frustrated with bad sympathy cards.
(d) After Bug's mother got her teaching certification.

9. Whose sister is an eighth-grader at Maplewood Middle School in Chapter Six?
(a) Isla's.
(b) Mary's.
(c) Alice's.
(d) Olive's.

10. What was a big expense for Bug's mother when Uncle Roderick was sick?
(a) Books for Uncle Roderick.
(b) Special furniture for Uncle Roderick.
(c) Hospice.
(d) Time Bug's mother had to take off from work.

11. What is Bug's mother's name?
(a) Eloise.
(b) Sabrina.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Jane.

12. In Chapter Seven, what does Bug's mother say Ellen is exploring to help expand the business?
(a) Stacking options.
(b) New color options.
(c) Web-based options.
(d) Rendered versions.

13. Why does Bug decide not to tell her mother about what happens to her room in Chapter Six?
(a) Her mother will be angry.
(b) Her mother is away on business.
(c) Her mother never wants to hear about ghost problems anyway.
(d) She does not want to worry her.

14. How long ago was Moira's house built?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 100 years.

15. What had Uncle Roderick's drag name been?
(a) Destiny Leaps.
(b) Dolly Hello.
(c) Anita Life.
(d) Shirley Temple Bar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Moira want to do in Chapter Five that Bug persuades her not to do?

2. In Chapter Five, who does Bug remember Uncle Roderick bringing home once, but then never again?

3. Who used to comfort Bug's mother if and when she cried?

4. In Chapter Six, what happens to Bug's room?

5. How old was Roderick when he died?

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