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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bud begin to realize about people?
(a) Most people are kind and good.
(b) People are hesitant and doubtful.
(c) They will generally accept strangers readily.
(d) Bud realizes that it is what is on the inside that counts not the outside.

2. Which of the following band members becomes Bud's favorite because he stands up for Bud's feelings?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Eddie.
(c) Doug.
(d) Roy.

3. What does Bud find himself daydreaming about in this chapter?
(a) Where he will live when the band travels.
(b) What his mother would think.
(c) What would happen if Miss Thomas adopted him.
(d) Staying with the band permanently.

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

5. What does Mr. Calloway think Bud is?
(a) A spy.
(b) A thief.
(c) A liar.
(d) An orphan.

6. What time of day is Bud out walking when the man stops and whistles for him?
(a) 2:30 A.M.
(b) 9:00 P.M.
(c) 12:00 P.M.
(d) 8:00 A.M.

7. How does Bud feel about the gift that Eddie offers him?
(a) He is surprised.
(b) He doesn't know what to think about it.
(c) He is offended.
(d) He is tickled.

8. What book does Bud imagine himself a part of?
(a) Journey to the Center of the Earth.
(b) Moby Dick.
(c) The Secret Garden.
(d) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

9. Which of the following words describes how Bud feels about his first real encounter with the band and their crew?
(a) He is mystified by the music.
(b) He is facinated by the roles of the crew.
(c) He cannot figure out what part of the band does what.
(d) He is surprised by how they make the music.

10. How does the stranger react to the fact that Bud attempted to drive the car without him?
(a) Proud.
(b) Angered.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Horrified.

11. What emotional event happens to Bud during this chapter?
(a) He becomes saddened.
(b) He becomes enraged.
(c) He becomes withrdrawn.
(d) He cries uncontrollably.

12. Which of the following best describes how Bud feels about Miss Thomas?
(a) Scornful.
(b) Dislikes.
(c) Respectful.
(d) Enamored.

13. What does Bud fall asleep to the sound of in this chapter?
(a) Sounds from the restaurant below.
(b) Crying of someone in the other room.
(c) Arguing between Miss Thomas and Mr. Calloway.
(d) Music rehearsal from the band.

14. What does Bud realize has been going on when he enters the room?
(a) The band members are not home.
(b) They are going through his suitcase.
(c) They have been talking about him.
(d) They have cooked breakfast.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following band members asks Bud about the importance of his suitcase?

2. How does Bud feel about accepting a ride from the stranger?

3. What does Bud think the strange man may be?

4. Why doesn't Lefty go in with Bud to meet Bud's father?

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

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