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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 Eleven, why does Bug not tell Moira about the boy she meets at the library?

2. In Chapter Fourteen, what does Sabrina say when Bug says she thinks Roderick might have been transgender?

3. In Chapter Fifteen, what surprises Bug?

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

5. In Chapter Twelve, what is one thing Roderick communicates to Bug?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Fourteen, what does Bug always think people are thinking when they look at her?

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

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

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

5. In Chapter Fourteen, what does Bug do with Griffin in his house when she returns the book?

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

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

8. In Chapter Ten, how does Bug feel about the library?

9. In Chapter Nine, what does Sabrina suggest about the future that really upsets Bug?

10. In Chapter Nine, why does Sabrina tell Bug she is going to have to get her own dinner that night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What specific details and plot points does Lukoff use to reveal the dynamics of Bug's and Sabrina's relationship? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does Lukoff present as the turning point in Bug's realization that he is a boy? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Lukoff describe Bug's discomfort with both makeup and dresses, and what do these descriptions tell the reader about Bug's character and character arc? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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