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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 Eight, what does Bug have another nightmare about?

2. Where does the new person Bug meets in Chapter Ten live?

3. In Chapter Nine, what happens to Bug when she is home alone?

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

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

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 Nine, what happens to Bug when she is home alone at night?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What seems to happen to Roderick after he communicates with Bug through the ouija board for a while?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

How does Lukoff describe Bug's feelings about bodily contact in Part I, and what does he reveal about Bug's character through these descriptions? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text ot help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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