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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. How does Bug often get around her area on her own?

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

3. How long ago was Moira's house built?

4. Why has Bug never had pets before?

5. What does Bug have to pick out of Moira's foot in Chapter Five?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Eight, what books did Bug used to like to read regarding old houses and why?

2. In Chapter Six, how does Bug describe Moira's house?

3. In Chapter Eight, what did Bug and Roderick used to do sometimes regarding the ghosts in the house?

4. In Chapter Three, what place besides Vermont did Uncle Roderick love?

5. In Chapter Two, how does Bug often feel when she looks in a mirror?

6. In Chapter Four, why does Mo bring Bug's bike back to her house?

7. In Chapter Four, what is the relationship between Ellen, Mo's mother, and Sabrina, Bug's mother?

8. In Chapter Six, how does Bug describe her and Moira's friendship?

9. In the Prologue, what did Bug always used to do with Uncle Roderick at night?

10. In Chapter Three, what scares Bug in her bedroom in the middle of the night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Lukoff explain the unique relationship Bug and Sabrina had with Roderick before his death? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Bug's friends, mother, and school administrators are universally accepting of his gender transition. Do you think Lukoff's representation at the end of the novel of Bug's experiences as a 12-year-old boy who has just come out as transgender is realistic? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What does Bug learn from looking through Uncle Roderick's boxes where he kept all of his literature about LGBTQ support materials? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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