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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. How old was Roderick when he died?

2. In Chapter Two, where did Roderick live before moving with Bug and her mother?

3. What does Moira want to do in Chapter Five that Bug persuades her not to do?

4. What does Bug's mother make for breakfast in Chapter Five for Bug and Moira?

5. In Chapter Five, what does Bug's mother offer to buy her?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Four, what is the relationship between Ellen, Mo's mother, and Sabrina, Bug's mother?

2. Why does Mo ask everyone to start calling her Moira?

3. In Chapter Six, what happens one night while Bug is asleep that really scares her?

4. In Chapter Six, how does Bug describe Moira's house?

5. Why is Bug unable to go to camp like usual this summer?

6. In Chapter Eight, what did Bug and Roderick used to do sometimes regarding the ghosts in the house?

7. In Chapter Six, what surprises Bug when she visits Moira's house?

8. In Chapter Two, how does Lukoff let the reader know what happened to Bug's father?

9. In Chapter Two, what were Uncle Roderick's wishes for after his death?

10. In Chapter Three, what place besides Vermont did Uncle Roderick love?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What specific details does Lukoff reveal to the reader about how Bug's mindset and attitudes change after telling his mother and friends he is a boy? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does Bug learn from looking through Uncle Roderick's boxes where he kept all of his literature about LGBTQ support materials? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Lukoff chooses to begin Too Bright To See with Uncle Roderick's death, and what effect does this choice have on the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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