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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 did Bug used to like to drink with Uncle Roderick?

2. What does Bug know about her house that she tells the reader in the Prologue?

3. What did Bug always used to do with her uncle at night?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter Five, what startles Moira terribly?

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

5. Why is Bug unable to go to camp like usual this summer?

6. What surprises Bug about her own reaction in Chapter One to Uncle Roderick's death?

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

8. In the Prologue, how does Bug know her house is haunted?

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

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

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

How does Lukoff describe the effect of living in a rural area on Bug's self-perception, and of how Bug fits in with peers? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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