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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. Why is Jerry worried about going to his new home?
(a) He is worried because he will be in a home with all boys.
(b) He is worried because it is a home with no kids.
(c) He is worried because Bud will not be there.
(d) He is worried because it is a home with girls.

2. Which of the following can be said to be true about the influence Bud's mother had on him?
(a) She gave him a nice nickname.
(b) She gave him an inner confidence.
(c) She gave him the belief that he is nothing.
(d) She is the reason Bud cannot find happiness.

3. Why does Bud believe Todd was mean and manipulative to him?
(a) To defend himself.
(b) To protect his parents.
(c) Because Bud is an orphan.
(d) Because he is the oldest.

4. What does the mother in the family share with Bud?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Bacon.
(c) Oatmeal.
(d) Brown sugar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do residents of the cardboard jungle wake each other up?

2. Where was Bud's suitcase when he got out of the barn and escaped from the hornets?

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

4. In what state did Bud live with his mother when she died?

5. Which of the following is an accurate description of Billy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Bud bothered about in relation to the family that helped him that makes him have trouble being thankful?

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

5. In what way are the library and the shelter similar and what do they provide for Bud?

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

7. What realization does Bud come to after he sees the metal bars on the library?

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

9. What information does the new librarian share with Bud and how does she treat Bud?

10. Why does it bother Bud that the Amoses have rummaged through his suitcase?

(see the answer keys)

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