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

2. In Chapter Seven, what does Bug ask her mother for that she does not really want but just asks about to distract Sabrina?

3. In Chapter Four, what does Bug think about her face with makeup?

4. Who are the girls at Moira's house in Chapter Six who were in Bug's sixth-grade class.

5. Who gave Bug her nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Two, how does Bug always feel when Mo hugs her?

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

3. In the Prologue, how does Bug know her house is haunted?

4. In the Prologue, what did Bug always used to do with Uncle Roderick at night?

5. In Chapter Five, what startles Moira terribly?

6. In Chapter Eight, what books did Bug used to like to read regarding old houses and why?

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

8. In Chapter One, what does Bug feel the moment Uncle Roderick dies?

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

10. In Chapter Three, why did Roderick first come to live with Bug and her mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Lukoff present as the turning point in Bug's realization that 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 Lukoff reveal about Bug's character through Bug's descriptions of, and reactions to, Bug's nightmares? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Lukoff describe Bug's discomfort with both makeup and dresses, and what do these descriptions tell the reader about Bug's character and character arc? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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