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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Bud head when he sets out after leaving the Amos house?
(a) Library.
(b) Orphanage.
(c) Jerry's foster home.
(d) Back to the barn.

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

3. Why is it surprising that Bud is able to show such confidence about himself?
(a) He is an orphan.
(b) His father abandoned him.
(c) He has been in horrible life situations.
(d) He has no adult helping him.

4. What appears to be Bud's most important possession?
(a) Five blue flyers.
(b) Five letters from his mother.
(c) Five pages from Jerry.
(d) Five lost teeth.

5. What does Bud hope to be able to do at the library to make his home away from home seem complete?
(a) Reserve his favorite books so they are always there.
(b) Find the book his mother used to read to him.
(c) Find a place on a shelf to sleep.
(d) See his favorite librarian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bud do to the hornet's nest?

2. What does Bud end up doing instead of his initial trick?

3. Which of the following pictures does this novel provide insight into at the beginning?

4. Where did Ms. Hill move?

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

(see the answer key)

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