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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 Seven, what does Bug's mother say Ellen is exploring to help expand the business?

2. What was Uncle Roderick's favorite food?

3. In Chapter Six, what does Uncle Roderick's room feel like to Bug?

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

5. What did Uncle Roderick sometimes work as in New York City?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Seven, what does Bug find that she needs to decipher?

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

3. In Chapter Six, what surprises Bug when she visits Moira's house?

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

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

6. In Chapter Five, what startles Moira terribly?

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

8. In Chapter Six, why does Bug feel a bit uncomfortable with the girls at Moira's house?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Lukoff describe the changes between Bug and Moira in Part I, including the reasons behind them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What does Lukoff present as the turning point in Bug's realization that he is a boy? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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