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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 does Mo ask Bug's mother to start calling her?

2. What does Bug feel in Chapter One when her uncle dies?

3. In Chapter Six, how many girls are at Moira's house when Bug gets there?

4. How does Bug make her way through the conversation in Chapter Six with all the other girls?

5. What is one magazine that Bug's uncle used to subscribe to?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Three, why does Sabrina tell Bug they are struggling a little financially?

2. In Chapter Two, how does Bug always feel when Mo hugs her?

3. Who in Bug's life loved makeup?

4. In Chapter Three, why did Roderick first come to live with Bug and her mother?

5. In Chapter One, what does Bug feel the moment Uncle Roderick dies?

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

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

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

9. In Chapter Two, what were Uncle Roderick's wishes for after his death?

10. In Chapter Six, what happens one night while Bug is asleep that really scares her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Lukoff describe Bug's discomfort with both makeup and dresses, and what do these descriptions tell the reader about Bug's character and character arc? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does Bug feel when Sabrina says they might have to move, since Sabrina's business is faltering? What does Lukoff use this plot point to reveal about the importance of this setting to Bug? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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