Character Names
The name of the man who picks up Bud while he's walking to find his father, and who eventually drives him to meet him.
(Hint: He likes to joke around and exaggerate a lot.)
Who is Lefty Lewis?
The original city Bud starts off the book in.
Where is Flint, Michigan?
Bud carries around all of his belongings in this container, including the flyers, the rocks, and a picture of his mom.
What is Bud's suitcase?
Name the person who said this line.
"Wow! You got all the way up to R!"
Who is Todd Amos?
Name the type of figurative language is in this quote. (Metaphor, Simile, Onomatopoeia, Hyperbole, Personification, Slang, Idiom)
"If he would've let go of my arm for just one second I would've run like the devil was chasing me."
What is a simile?
Bud's last name, which he shares with his mother.
What is Caldwell?
The name of the country-wide event that is causing many of the problems Bud and other characters are facing throughout the novel.
What is the Great Depression?
Todd Amos wakes Bud up by shoving ______ up _______.
You must get both blanks right to get the points.
What is a pencil and Bud's nose?
Name the person who said this line.
"...I want you always to remember, no matter how bad things look to you, no matter how dark the night, when one door closes, don't worry, because another door opens."
Who is Bud's mother?
Name the type of figurative language is in this quote. (Metaphor, Simile, Onomatopoeia, Hyperbole, Personification, Slang, Idiom)
"Yeah, he's puny. Good thing his legs don't touch when he walks 'cause if those two twigs got to rubbing against one another he'd have a fire going in no time."
What is a metaphor?
The last name of the unpleasant family Bud stays with right after leaving the foster home.
Who are the Amoses?
The place where Bud tries to find Ms. Hill, and then later returns to to look at how far away Grand Rapids is on a map.
Where is the Library?
Bud is reluctant to get into the car with Lefty Lewis because of this weird thing he sees in the car.
What is blood bags?
(Alternative answer: What is a cooler that says it contains human blood?)
Name the person who said this line.
"There comes a time when you're losing a fight that it just doesn't make sense to keep on fighting. It's not that you're being a quitter, it's just that you've got the sense to know when enough is enough."
Who is Bud?
OR
Who is Herman E. Calloway?
Name the type of figurative language is in this quote. (Metaphor, Simile, Onomatopoeia, Hyperbole, Personification, Slang, Idiom)
"My heart started jumping around in my stomach."
What is personification?
The name of the girl Bud meets (and kisses!) in the Hooverville.
Who is Deza Malone?
The place where Bud goes to get food, and is helped by the family that pretends to be his mom and dad.
What is the mission?
The job are Deza Malone and Bud assigned to do together at the Hooverville.
What is washing dishes?
Name the person who said this line.
"You'll never know how grateful I am to you, Bud. I’ll take that horrible image of you putting the car in gear to drive away while I stood by the side of the road in Owosso, Michigan, at two-thirty in the morning to my grave with me. Thank God you don't know how to drive."
Who is Lefty Lewis?
Name the type of figurative language is in this quote. (Metaphor, Simile, Onomatopoeia, Hyperbole, Personification, Slang, Idiom)
"He'd left the door open and I could hear the engine of the car grumbling, it was saying, wugga, wugga, wugga, wugga, wugga."
What is onomatopoeia?
The name of the man who Bud thinks is his father. He's a musician who frequently changes the name of his band, and his name was on many of the posters in Bud's collection.
Who is Herman E. Calloway?
The place where Lefty Lewis drops off Bud to meet Herman E. Calloway.
Name the city for the normal point amount, or name the actual building for an extra 100 points.
What is Grand Rapids?
OR
Where is The Log Cabin? (+100 points)
Lefty Lewis is hiding papers in his car that support this kind of group that works to get better conditions for workers.
What is a union?
Name the person who said this line.
"I am not the least bit surprised at your show of ingratitude. Lord knows I have been stung by my own people before. But take a good look at me because I am one person who is totally fed up with you and your ilk. I do not have time to put up with the foolishness of those members of our race who do not want to be uplifted. In the morning I’ll be getting in touch with the Home and, much as a bad penny, you shall be returning to them. I am a woman of my word, though, and you shall not spend one night in my house."
Who is Mrs. Amos?
Name the type of figurative language is in this quote. (Metaphor, Simile, Onomatopoeia, Hyperbole, Personification, Slang, Idiom)
"Man! I was on the lam, I was just like Public Enemy Number One."
What is slang?