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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 Twelve, why does Bug not want her mother to see her in the dress?

2. In Chapter Fifteen, what surprises Bug?

3. What does Bug ask her mother to bring back for her after dinner in Chapter Nine?

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

5. In Chapter Nine, what does Bug think is wrong with Uncle Roderick at the end of the chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter Twelve, how does Bug feel when she speaks to Griffin at his house?

3. How does Bug feel in Moira's dress?

4. In Chapter Nine, what happens to Bug when she is home alone at night?

5. In Chapter Eleven, what does Bug try as a way to contact Roderick direclty?

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

7. In Chapter Eight, what does Moira remember seeing in Bug's hallway once?

8. In Chapter Nine, what does Bug suggest as a means of generating extra income?

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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