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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 does Moira bring over to use in Chapter Four to Bug's house?

3. What does Bug often see in the mirror?

4. In Chapter two, what does Bug's mother say everyone deserves the chance to do?

5. Who is Bug's oldest friend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter Five, what startles Moira terribly?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What specific details and plot points does Lukoff use to reveal the dynamics of Bug's and Sabrina's relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What specific details does Lukoff reveal to the reader about how Bug's mindset and attitudes change after telling his mother and friends he is a boy? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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