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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. What are the guys in the cabin talking about when Bud enters the room?
(a) A weird telegram.
(b) Miss Thomas.
(c) Labor unions.
(d) Band details.

2. Which of the following band members comforts Bud during the emotional event that happens to Bud during this chapter?
(a) Mr. Jimmy.
(b) Miss Thomas.
(c) Eddie.
(d) Mr. Calloway.

3. What simple thing that most people take for granted surprised and made Bud happy?
(a) Two sheets.
(b) Pajamas to wear.
(c) A bed with a pillow.
(d) His own nightlight.

4. What does the man who stops for Bud tell him he needs?
(a) Company on a long walk.
(b) Food and water.
(c) Someone who can read to him.
(d) Help with a problem.

5. Where did Bud hear the book that Bud imagines himself a part of?
(a) Miss Thomas is reading it to him.
(b) His mother read it to him.
(c) He heard it at the orphanage.
(d) He read it at the library.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does NBC stand for?

2. How is it revealed that Bud and Mr. Calloway are related?

3. What instrument is Bud offered on which he can practice his music skills?

4. Why is Bud worried about riding back from the music gig?

5. Which of the following band members does not seem to have much of a sense of humor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bud begin to feel about the group?

2. What does Mr. Calloway say to Bud under his breath?

3. What does Bud tell Mr. Calloway that leads him to realize that he and Bud are related and in what way are they related?

4. What does Eddie request of Bud and why does he say he needs to make this request?

5. How does feel about accepting the ride from the stranger and what does he do that will help him to feel more confident?

6. Why is Bud always suspicious of adults and what do they say to make him suspicious?

7. When Bud goes out after waking up what happens and what does this make him sense?

8. How does Lefty try to lighten the mood with Bud?

9. Why did the restaurant decide it was easier just to use the NBC initials instead of the full band name on the reservation sign?

10. What can the reader learn about Bud and his feelings about the band and how can the reader tell this information?

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