Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Why
did Bud say that it’s a “terrible to have been brought up proper”? a. | He can’t
not do the right thing. | c. | Because of his
proper upbringing, he doesn’t understand the way of life of the people who had not been brought
up properly. | b. | By having been brought up properly, he now knows the good
things that are missing in his life. | d. | People who had not been brought up properly thought less of him
because of his manners and nice ways. They were mean to him and teased
him. | | | | |
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Why
did Bud insist on seeing the man’s teeth? a. | His mother used to tell him he could tell a man’s
character by his teeth. | c. | Bud was afraid
the man would bite him. | b. | He wanted to make sure the man was not a
vampire. | d. | Before he told
the man that he had something dark stuck between his teeth, Bud wanted to make sure it was still
there. Turned out that it was just an old filling. | | | | |
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3.
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Who
was Lefty Lewis? a. | A make believe
character | c. | The man who
helped Bud. | b. | A vampire | d. | Bud’s father | | | | |
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4.
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How
did Bud know he was going to be safe? a. | The moon was shining brightly down, just like it did when he
was home with Momma. | c. | A policeman
followed Lefty Lewis’s car. | b. | He just had a good feeling about Mr.
Lewis. | d. | He had never
heard of a vampire that could drive a car and had never seen one that had such a good sense of
humor. | | | | |
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Why
did Bud sleep so well in the car and through that first night with Mr. Lewis? a. | He could finally
relax because he was safe. | c. | He was finally
on his way to meet Herman E. Calloway. | b. | H was with someone who cared about
him. | d. | All of the
above. | | | | |
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Why
did Bud pretend to still be asleep even though he was awake? a. | He didn’t
want to have to get out of bed; he was still tired. | c. | He was embarrassed. | b. | He wanted to
eavesdrop some more. | d. | He was
afraid. | | | | |
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Who
was Mrs. Sleet? a. | Lefty Lewis
“turned in” Bud to Mrs. Sleet from the orphanage. | c. | Mrs. Sleet was Lefty’s daughter. | b. | Mrs. Sleet was
Lefty’s friend. | d. | Mrs. Sleet was,
to Bud’s surprise, the librarian! | | | | |
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8.
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How
was mealtime at the Sleets’ house different from mealtime at the home? a. | The Sleets had
dessert | c. | No one cared how
you ate at the Sleets’ house | b. | Everyone talked during meals at the Sleets’
house. | d. | All of the
above. | | | | |
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9.
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Who
were “redcaps?” a. | Redcaps were labor organizers. | c. | Redcaps were men who carried baggage at the train station
(porters). | b. | Redcaps were a baseball team. | d. | Redcaps were gangsters. | | | | |
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