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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 Thirteen, what does Bug's mother tell Bug she is thinking about doing?

2. In Chapter Nine, what does Bug make herself for dinner?

3. In Chapter Twelve, how does Bug say she knows where Griffin lives?

4. What did Roderick used to work on while watching television with Bug?

5. In Chapter Nine, what does Bug spend the whole day doing after she finds the object in her sock drawer?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Fourteen, what Halloween does Bug particularly remember?

2. What seems to happen to Roderick after he communicates with Bug through the ouija board for a while?

3. In Chapter Nine, what does Bug hear when she is in the river?

4. In Chapter Thirteen, what does Bug come across in Roderick's bedroom?

5. In Chapter Twelve, why does Bug go to Griffin's house?

6. In Chapter Eight, what is Bug looking for in the attic?

7. In Chapter Twelve, what does Roderick tell Bug through the ouija board?

8. What does Moira like to do in the summer that Bug does not really like?

9. In Chapter Nine, what does Bug sometimes do to try to make herself feel better about what's going on in her life?

10. In Chapter Eleven, what does Bug tell Moira she wants to hear from Roderick?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Bug feel when Sabrina says they might have to move, since Sabrina's business is faltering? What does Lukoff use this plot point to reveal about the importance of this setting to Bug? 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

Does Lukoff want readers to believe that Uncle Roderick really did communicate with Bug and Sabrina after his death, or not? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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