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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 Bug's mother make for breakfast in Chapter Five for Bug and Moira?

2. What does Moira tell Bug she thinks she and Bug should both do in middle school?

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

4. In Chapter Three, what happens with Bug's and her mother's guests after the memorial?

5. What does Bug wear in Chapter Two that makes her uncomfortable?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In the Prologue, what did Bug always used to do with Uncle Roderick at night?

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

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

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

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

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

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

How does Lukoff describe Bug's feelings about bodily contact in Part I, and what does he reveal about Bug's character through these descriptions? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text ot 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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