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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 Moira give Bug in Chapter Eleven that Bug feels uncomfortable in?

2. In Chapter Eight, what does Bug have another nightmare about?

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

4. In Chapter 8, who comes to the attic looking for Bug?

5. In Chapter Eleven, where does Bug bike in the morning?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter Eight, what is in Bug's sock drawer that terrifies her?

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

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

10. What do Bug and Griffin have in common?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Lukoff use the plot event of Bug meeting Moira's new friends to explain the complicated history of their friendship to the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What does Lukoff reveal about Bug's character through Bug's descriptions of, and reactions to, Bug's nightmares? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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