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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do residents of the cardboard jungle wake each other up?
(a) So that no one will miss the train.
(b) So that the police do not arrest them.
(c) So that they can put away their homes for the day.
(d) So that they do not miss breakfast.

3. What kind of promise did Bud make with Bugs?
(a) Pinky.
(b) Swear.
(c) Jungle.
(d) Slob.

4. How does Bud learn that he will not be able to see his favorite librarian?
(a) He sees her and she tells him that she is leaving.
(b) He reads about it in the paper.
(c) He overhears two patrons talking about it.
(d) Another kind librarian tells him.

5. What hang on the barn's door?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Vampire bats.
(c) Fish heads.
(d) Skulls of a cow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does Bud recount for Bugs that Bugs had already heard about?

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

3. Which of the following best describes how Bud is feeling at this point in the novel?

4. What was the last straw for Bud which helped him decide that he had to leave the Amos household?

5. Why is Bud suddenly less scared about taking off on his journey to Chicago now that he has reconnected with Bugs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as the two boys try to get on the train and what does Bugs do about it?

2. After being stung, what does Bud insist on doing and why?

3. Why does Bud think six is an important age for children?

4. What realization does Bud come to in regard to Todd and the way he treats Bud?

5. Why is Bud initially happy to learn about Todd and what causes Bud's happiness about Todd to dissipate quickly?

6. What does Bud envision is the solution to his problem with the Amoses and how does he react?

7. What does Bud call the book page dust and what does it help him to do?

8. What does the new librarian remember about Bud and Ms. Hill's relationship?

9. How does Bud realize that the Amoses must have rummaged through his suitcase?

10. Who is Deza Malone and why is this character important to Bud?

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