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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. In Chapter Four, who wants to spend the night at Bug's house?

2. What had Uncle Roderick's drag name been?

3. Who in Bug's life has just died?

4. In Chapter Eight, what series of books prompted Bug to look for secret passages?

5. What was Mo's and Bug's relationship like when they were really young?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter Five, how does Bug describe her feelings about living in a rural area?

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

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

7. In Chapter Six, who does Bug say gave her her nickname?

8. Why does Mo ask everyone to start calling her Moira?

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

10. Who in Bug's life loved makeup?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Lukoff chooses to begin Too Bright To See with Uncle Roderick's death, and what effect does this choice have on the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

How does Lukoff let the reader know, through Bug's own narration, how awkward and isolated Bug has felt at times in relation to peers? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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