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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not true about Bud's suitcase?
(a) It holds symbols of things Bud can control.
(b) It is his only means of staying connected to his family.
(c) It can be rearranged and changed regularly.
(d) It is filled with things he and his mother shared.

2. What does Bud feel that he has to continue to work on in this chapter?
(a) Gaining Mr. Calloway's trust.
(b) His music skills so he can join the band.
(c) His manners to impress the band members.
(d) Convincing Miss Thomas to let him stay.

3. What does Bud's mother believe that an unbloomed flower holds?
(a) Surprise.
(b) Wonder.
(c) Promise.
(d) Life secrets.

4. How did Bud spend time entertaining himself?
(a) Trying to find cardboard to use as his home.
(b) Waiting in line for food.
(c) Jumping in and out of the city of Flint.
(d) Looking at the books on the depression.

5. What are the metal bars on the library an example of for Bud?
(a) They are an example of how closed in he feels.
(b) They are an example of how things have changed since he entered the orphanage.
(c) They are an example of how untrusting society has become.
(d) They are an example of Bud's inability to find peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following can be said to be true about the influence Bud's mother had on him?

2. What does Bud feel is a euphemism for someone who has died?

3. What does Bud do in order to escape the supposed vampire?

4. What does Bud reflect on in relation to conversations with his mother?

5. What does the front of the box in the car say?

(see the answer key)

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