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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Bud in the Amos household?
(a) Slave labor.
(b) Odd man out.
(c) Trustful member.
(d) Scapegoat.

2. How is Bud treated in relation to the family who helps him out?
(a) He is treated with the same respect as they are.
(b) He is treated in a poorer manner than they are.
(c) He is treated as if he does not exist.
(d) He is treated better than they are.

3. What name did the family who helped Bud call him?
(a) Brian.
(b) Chad.
(c) Buddy.
(d) Clarence.

4. What about the books that Ms. Hill showed Bud did he like?
(a) Author.
(b) Pictures.
(c) Content.
(d) Words.

5. What does the reader realize that Bud really liked about Ms. Hill?
(a) The fact that she knew the type of books he liked.
(b) The way she smelled.
(c) The way she read stories to him.
(d) The mothering she gave Bud.

6. Which of the following types of issues are present for Bud in the Amos household?
(a) Pain.
(b) Trust.
(c) Helpful.
(d) Dangerous.

7. 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 a place on a shelf to sleep.
(c) Find the book his mother used to read to him.
(d) See his favorite librarian.

8. What does Bud wonder about in regards to his suitcase?
(a) Whether or not Todd found it.
(b) Whether or not the Amos family has opened it.
(c) Whether or not it is safe.
(d) Whether or not he can get it again.

9. Which of the following is a nickname that Bud's mother did not want him to use?
(a) Buddy.
(b) Dub.
(c) Will.
(d) Willy.

10. Which of the following terms best describes the new librarian to whom Bud begins to talk?
(a) Reserved.
(b) Unaware.
(c) Cold.
(d) Kind.

11. What does Bud indicate is his most prized possession?
(a) His blanket.
(b) His suitcase.
(c) His father's address.
(d) His teeth.

12. What does Bud imagine using to get even with the Amoses?
(a) Shovel.
(b) Hornets.
(c) Suitcase.
(d) Shotgun.

13. Why does Bud want Todd to be a bed wetter?
(a) Because it is a humiliating experience.
(b) Because he wanted to be able to laugh at Todd one time.
(c) Because it will get Todd in trouble with his parents.
(d) Because Todd called Bud a bed wetter.

14. What does Bud hope to do after he escapes from the angry hornets?
(a) Hide from the Amos family.
(b) Move back into the house.
(c) Go out on his own.
(d) Return to the orphanage.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What would Billy often brag about to the other kids at the orphanage?

3. Which of the following is an accurate description of how Bud feels at the thought of being on his own?

4. Which of the following is a saying that Bud remembers his mother always using?

5. How does Bud use the memory of his mother's saying?

(see the answer keys)

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