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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Thirteen, what did Uncle Roderick tell Bug when she wore a top hat during dress up?
(a) She looked handsome.
(b) She looked sad.
(c) She looked ridiculous.
(d) She looked pretty.

2. What happens to Roderick after he communicates with Bug for a while in Chapter Twelve?
(a) He gets angry.
(b) He gets tired and seems to leave.
(c) His spirit actually materializes in the air.
(d) He gets suspicious.

3. In Chapter Eleven, what do Bug and Moira use to try to contact Roderick?
(a) A telescope.
(b) A ouija board.
(c) A book of spells.
(d) A record player.

4. In Chapter Twelve, how does Roderick communicate with Bug?
(a) Through the window shutting.
(b) Through his writing in the air.
(c) Through the Ouija board.
(d) Through the food he cooks for her.

5. In Chapter Fifteen, what age is Bug turning?
(a) 11.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

6. In Chapter Twelve, whose house does Bug stop by unannounced?
(a) Griffin's.
(b) Mitch's.
(c) Chloe's.
(d) Henley's.

7. What does Bug ask her mother to bring back for her after dinner in Chapter Nine?
(a) A slice of pizza.
(b) A doughnut.
(c) A slice of cake.
(d) A new blanket.

8. What book does Ellen give to Bug's mother to read?
(a) Odenkirk.
(b) On Death and Dying.
(c) Lively and Free.
(d) The Seven Stages of Grief.

9. When does Bug stay in the creek until?
(a) She starts to shiver.
(b) She throws up.
(c) Moira comes to get her.
(d) It is pitch dark.

10. In Chapter Eight, what does Bug tell her mother about her feelings about the summer so far?
(a) She loves baking bread.
(b) She has made a lot of new friends.
(c) She hates swimming.
(d) It has been nice to hang around the house and town all summer.

11. What quote did Uncle Roderick include in his yearbook?
(a) Be true to yourself; you're all you've got.
(b) Pennies and swine make time in nine.
(c) Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
(d) Carpe diem.

12. In Chapter Nine, what does Bug's mother call Roderick?
(a) Ro.
(b) Rod.
(c) Roddy.
(d) Rick.

13. What does Bug think Moira's house looks like?
(a) A dance studio.
(b) A futuristic gingerbread house.
(c) A funeral home.
(d) A candy store.

14. In Chapter Eight, what does Moira bring up about Bug's house from years earlier?
(a) The time Moira broke her leg there.
(b) The time someone disappeared there.
(c) The time they found the dead mouse in the hall.
(d) The time Moira saw a ghost in the hall.

15. What was Uncle Roderick's room originally designed as?
(a) A bathroom.
(b) An office.
(c) A kitchen.
(d) A dressing room.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Fifteen, what surprises Bug?

2. What kinds of stories has Bug always loved?

3. In Chapter Nine, what does Bug think is wrong with Uncle Roderick at the end of the chapter?

4. In Chapter 8, who comes to the attic looking for Bug?

5. In Chapter Nine, why does Bug's mother leave her on her own for dinner?

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