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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, what does Bug think about her face with makeup?

2. In Chapter Two, where did Roderick live before moving with Bug and her mother?

3. What does Bug's house look like?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who in Bug's life loved makeup?

5. In Chapter Two, how does Lukoff let the reader know what happened to Bug's father?

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

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

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

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

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 Bug feel about living in what Bug is sure is a haunted house? How do Bug's feelings about the house change after Uncle Roderick's death? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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

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.

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