Bud's Background
At the Amos's
Anything Goes
Conflicts & Comparisons
Herman & the Band
100

Bud's age

10 years old

100

Bud saw something hanging from the ceiling of the Amos's shed. What did he think it was? What was it actually?

What is...He thought it was a vampire bat. It was a hornet's nest.

100

Occupation of Ms. Hill/Mrs. Rollins

She is the librarian

100
List 2 of Bud's INTERNAL CONFLICTS
not knowing who his dad is missing his mom
100

Relationship Herman E Calloway has to Bud. (What's their relationship?)


Herman is Bud's grandpa


200

She passed away when Bud was 6 years old.

Who is...His mom, Angela Janet

200

The way Bud gets his revenge on the Amos's (2 answers!)

What is...He hid the shotgun. & He poured water on Todd and made him pee on himself

200

The nickname the band gave Bud

Sleepy LaBone

200

The CLIMAX of the story?

What is ...when Bud confronts Herman E Calloway about being his dad

200

Instrument the band members give Bud

alto saxophone

300

Meaning behind why Bud's mother named him Bud


What is...it stands for a flower getting ready to open up and bloom just like he would someday


300

Two items Bud keeps in his suitcase. (There are 4 possibilities!)


What are flyers from Herman E Calloway's bands, rocks with writing on them, a blanket, a photo of his mother?

300

Genre of literature "Bud Not Buddy" novel is classified as.

What is historical fiction

300

List 2 of Bud's EXTERNAL CONFLICTS


What are...not getting enough food and no warm bed

300

How Herman E Calloway reacted when he realized Bud was his grandson and that his daughter had died (3 answers)

He ran into the house. He bawled like a baby. He sat at her dressing table in her old room.

400

One of the reasons Bud's mother did not want him to be called Buddy (3 possible answers)


What is ... Because it sounds like a dog's name. Because if she wanted the "Y" on the end she would've put it there. Because it sounds like a nickname fake people would use.

400

The main reason why Bud hit Todd Amos


What is...Todd shoved a pencil up Bud's nose


400

The setting of Bud, Not Buddy (Where does this story take place?  3 parts to this answer!)

Flint, Michigan in 1936 during The Great Depression

400

Bud compares the idea that Herman E Calloway might be his father to a small _______ that grows into a large and mighty ______. This is a metaphor! Fill in the blanks.

What is...maple seed  -  maple tree

400

The reason Mr. Calloway collect rocks

It was a habit. He used to do it for his daughter. Bud got his rocks from his mother.

500

The way Bud end up getting in line to eat after the man in charge at the mission tried to stop him. 

A nice family pretended he was their son and let him get in line and eat with them.

500

Bud's feelings when the Amos's locked him in their shed


What is scared and angry?


500

Description of Hooverville


What is ...shantytown, cardboard town, people cooking and cleaning, they have no money, nowhere else to go, waiting to ride the rails


500

This is what Bud's mom meant when she told him about doors opening and closing. 

What is... when something bad happens, something good will come along.

500

One of the names of Herman E Calloway's bands (Big hint:  It uses the literary device, alliteration, w/the letter D)

Dusky Devastators of the Depression

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