What is the main character's full name?
Bud Caldwell.
What appears once in a minute, twice in a moment, but not once in a thousand years?
The letter M.
Who helps Bud get breakfast at the mission?
His fake family.
I am as busy as a bee.
Simile.
What kind of dog has no tail?
Hot Dogs.
How does Bud get back at Todd?
Making him wet the bed.
I can be cracked or played; told or made. What am I?
A joke.
Why is Miss. Hill not at the library?
She went to Chicago and got married.
You are my sunshine.
Metaphor.
I am higher without a head. What am I?
A pillow.
What does Todd Amos do to Bud?
Stick a pencil in his nose.
You go at red and stop at green. What am I?
A Watermelon.
What is the name of Bud's friend who is known for having a bug crawl in his ear?
Bugs.
I am a shining star.
Metaphor.
What goes through cities and fields, but never moves?
A road.
Name two things in Bud's suitcase.
a picture of his mother, a bag of rocks with writing on them, concert flyers of Herman E. Calloway and his band, a blanket, a jackknife, and an extra set of clothes.
Nobody empties me, but I never stay full for long. What am I?
The moon.
What does Bud and friend mistake Hoorville for?
You are as pretty as a princess.
Simile.
Take one out and scratch my head. I am now black but once was red. What am I?
A match.
What did the "vampire bats" turn out to be?
A hornet's nest.
I have four legs, but no hair. Without needing to be tugged or turned on, I always manage to be ready for work. What am I?
A Desk.
What do Bud and Bugs do to show that they would be brothers forever?
Spit on their hands and handshake
My heart was jumping in my chest.
Spelled forward I’m what you do every day, spelled backward I’m something you hate. What am I?
live.