Bud saw something hanging from the ceiling of the Amos's shed. What did he think it was? What was it actually?
He thought it was a vampire bat.
It was a hornet's nest.
100
Who is Ms. Hill/Mrs. Rollins?
The librarian
100
List 2 of Bud's INTERNAL CONFLICTS
not knowing who his dad is
missing his mom
100
How did Herman E Calloway react 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
200
Who passed away when Bud was 6 years old?
His mom, Angela Janet
200
How did Bud get his revenge on the Amos's?
(2 answers!)
He hid the shotgun
He poured water on Todd and made him pee himself
200
Bud's mom told him about doors opening and closing. What did she mean?
When something bad happens, something good will come along
200
What was the CLIMAX of the story?
when Bud confronts Herman E Calloway about being his dad
200
What instrument did the band members give Bud?
alto saxophone
300
What does Bud keep in his suitcase? (there are 4 answers!)
flyers from Herman E Calloway's bands
rocks with writing on them
a blanket
a photo of his mother
300
Why did Bud's mother name him Bud?
It stands for a flower getting ready to open up and bloom just like he would someday
300
What genre is "Bud Not Buddy"?
historical fiction
300
Who is Herman E Calloway to bud? What's their relationship?
Herman is Bud's grandpa
300
Describe Hooverville
shantytown
cardboard town
people cooking and cleaning
they have no money, nowhere else to go, waiting to ride the rails
400
Why did Bud hit Todd Amos?
Todd shoved a pencil up Bud's nose
400
Why did Bud's mother not want him to be called Buddy? (3 answers)
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
What nickname did the band give Bud?
Sleepy LaBone
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.
maple seed
maple tree
400
Why does Mr. Calloway collect rocks?
It was a habbit. He used to do it for his daughter. Bud got his rocks from his mother.
500
How did Bud feel when the Amos's locked him in their shed?
Scared and angry
500
Why did the man in charge at the mission try to stop Bud from getting in line?
How did Bud end up getting in line to eat?
Bud was late.
A nice family pretended he was their son and let him get in line and eat with them.
500
List 2 of Bud's EXTERNAL CONFLICTS
not getting enough food
no warm bed
500
What's the setting? (3 answers!)
Flint, Michigan in 1936 during the Great Depression
500
What was one of the name's of Herman E Calloway's bands?