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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what topic is the book that the new librarian gives Bud?

2. What does Bud hope to do after he escapes from the angry hornets?

3. Which of the following describes how Bud feels about the presence of the police?

4. Where does Bud head when he sets out after leaving the Amos house?

5. Which of the following is the information Bud knows about his new home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Bud's mother insist he be called Bud and not Buddy?

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

5. How does Todd's mother react to the situation between Bud and Todd and why does Bud think she reacts that way?

6. What is Bud saddened about at the beginning of Chapter 9 and where is he when this occurs?

7. What do the hornets and the edgy teeth seem to be symbolic of?

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

9. How does the reader feel after Bud is attacked by the hornets?

10. What does Bud take with him and how does he feel as he leaves?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way does Bud consider the entire band his family even though he is not genetically related to most of them? Do you think this is a natural or unnatural process? Why do you believe that way?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways does the author surprise the reader with the level of mistreatment? Were you surprised? How does the author convey Bud's level of fear with the reader? Is it effective?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, Bud is very fortunate with the people that he meets. Explain why you agree or disagree with this statement using specific examples from the text to support your statement.

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