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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 Nine, what does Bug's mother call Roderick?

2. In Chapter Eight, who does Bug think is haunting her now?

3. In Chapter Fifteen, what age is Bug turning?

4. In Chapter Thirteen, where does Bug's mother say she just was when she finds Bug in Roderick's room?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What do Bug and Griffin have in common?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

How does Lukoff let the reader know, through Bug's own narration, how awkward and isolated Bug has felt at times in relation to peers? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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