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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. What is Bud given to take with him?
2. Where does Bud head when he sets out after leaving the Amos house?
3. Where does Bud have breakfast at the beginning of this chapter?
4. What is knowing that Ms. Hill is not there is symbolic of what for Bud?
5. To which character does Bud flash back to during this chapter?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Bud and Bugs plan to do and how did they agree to be there for each other?
2. What information does the new librarian share with Bud and how does she treat Bud?
3. After being stung, what does Bud insist on doing and why?
4. What happens when the cops show up near where the group is trying to get aboard the train?
5. What is Bud saddened about at the beginning of Chapter 9 and where is he when this occurs?
6. What realization does Bud come to in regard to Todd and the way he treats Bud?
7. Why does it bother Bud that the Amoses have rummaged through his suitcase?
8. How does the reader feel after Bud is attacked by the hornets?
9. How could the favor that Bud's new adoptive family provided be described?
10. Why does Bud think six is an important age for children?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the rocks help to bring Bud and Mr. Calloway together? Why do you think Mr. Calloway continually doubts Bud's intentions? Do you think his reasons are justified? Why or why not?
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
In what ways does the author use symbolism throughout the novel? Provide at least two examples directly from the text of symbolism. Do you think the use of symbolism is effective or ineffective? Why do you feel this way?
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