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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. When did Bug's grandparents buy the house?

2. What happens to Roderick after he communicates with Bug for a while in Chapter Twelve?

3. In Chapter Fifteen, where does Bug go to spend her birthday night?

4. In Chapter Eleven, what do Bug and Moira use to try to contact Roderick?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In Chapter Nine, what does Sabrina tell Bug about her meeting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What specific details does Lukoff reveal to the reader about how Bug's mindset and attitudes change after telling his mother and friends he is a boy? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does Bug learn from looking through Uncle Roderick's boxes where he kept all of his literature about LGBTQ support materials? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What do mirrors represent for Bug, and when and how does Lukoff reveal the reasons Bug always seems not to recognize Bug's own face in them? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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