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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. Where is the stranger on his way to before he stopped to talk to Bud?
(a) Blood bank.
(b) Another city.
(c) Hospital.
(d) Home.

2. Which of the following characters is Bud's dad?
(a) Mr. Calloway.
(b) Lefty Lewis.
(c) Peanut Head.
(d) Scott.

3. How does Mr. Lewis' daughter react to the on-going banter between the two of them?
(a) She walks away.
(b) She yells at her father.
(c) She laughs at her father.
(d) She becomes irritated.

4. What do Kim and Scott start doing immediately when Bud wakes up and they are introduced?
(a) Asking him questions.
(b) Watching him without talking.
(c) Talking to him about Lefty.
(d) Showing him around.

5. What do the band members promise to do for Bud while they figure out what is going on with the story about his father?
(a) Take him to a dance.
(b) Play music for him.
(c) Tell him a story about his father.
(d) Feed him at a restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bud hear the book that Bud imagines himself a part of?

2. What does NBC stand for?

3. Which of the following band members becomes Bud's favorite because he stands up for Bud's feelings?

4. How did Bud spend time entertaining himself?

5. What book does Bud imagine himself a part of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does Bud's distrust of adults come from and is it warranted?

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

6. What does Lefty explain to Bud about the box that he has Bud hold while the policeman talks to Lefty?

7. What does Bud worry about when he finds out that Lefty sent his father a telegram?

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

9. What does Bud realize when he wakes up the next morning?

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

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