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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 Thirteen, what do Roderick's shirts smell like?

2. In Chapter Twelve, why does Bug not want her mother to see her in the dress?

3. In Chapter Twelve, how does Bug say she knows where Griffin lives?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What do Bug and Griffin have in common?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Lukoff describe the effect of living in a rural area on Bug's self-perception, and of how Bug fits in with peers? 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

Does Lukoff want readers to believe that Uncle Roderick really did communicate with Bug and Sabrina after his death, or not? Why or why not? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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