Chapter 1
At the home, the beds are all “jim-jammed” together. What does “jim-jammed” mean?
Mrs. Amos believes that her ____, Todd, can do no wrong.
a. father b. husband c. nephew d. son
What is son?
The Amos family is ______ of what they think of themselves.
a. exactly like
b. totally the opposite
What is totally opposite?
Bud was made to sleep on a hot, uncomfortable rubber liner on his bed because they thought he would ______ .
a. run away
b. wet the bed
c. steal the gun
d. buy them gifts
What is wet the bed?
Bud's mom was sitting on top of a _____ in the picture he had of her.
What is a pony?
Why did the caseworker pull Bud and Jerry out of line ? a) they are going to be placed in new temporary homes
b) their parents have come to get them
c) they have doctor's appointments
What is they are going to be placed in new temporary homes?
“There comes a time when you’re losing a fight that it just doesn’t make senses to keep on _______. It’s not that you’re being a quitter, it’s just that you’ve got the sense to know when enough is enough.”
a. fighting b. running c. eating d. dying
What is fighting?
Rules No. 328: “If you make up your mind to do something, _______
a. put it off until later
b. get someone else to do it
c. hurry up and do it . . .”
What is hurry up and do it....?
Why does Bud think Todd acts the way he does?
a. he wishes he had a sister
b. his parents don't like him
c. he doesn't want to share his home with other kids
d. his parents are dead
What is he doesn't want to share his home with other kids?
Who was Bud's mom's friend who worked at the library?
Who is Mrs. Hill?
Buddy has a ______ . He’s the only boy there who has one even though it needs twine to keep it closed. Inside are his many treasures covered by a blanket to protect them
What is a suitcase?
Todd awakened Buddy by shoving a _____ up his nose as far as he could shove it.
a. bug b. pencil c. key d. note
What is a pencil?
What Bud thinks is a vampire bat is actually a ______ nest.
a. bird b. vulture c. hornet's nest d. paper
What is hornet's nest?
Bud feels the Amoses are ____ to treat kids the way they do.
a. right
b. wrong
What is wrong?
How does Bud know the Amoses went through his suitcase?
a. he saw them
b . Todd told him
c. the blanket wasn’t carefully folded on top
What is the blanket wasn't carefully folded on top?
How old was Bud when his mother died?
What is 6 years old?
Rule No. 3 states that “if you got to tell a _____, make sure it’s simple and easy to remember.”
a. lie b. short story c. poem d. phone number
What is a lie?
How does Bud get out of the shed?
a. Mr. Amos lets him out
b. he breaks down the door
c. the police come
d. he climbs out the window
What is he climbs out the window?
Bud's favorite saying is, “He who laughs _____, laughs best.”
What is last?
One meaning of the word "bud" is a _____-in-waiting to open up.
a. friend b. flower c. dog d. waterfall
What is flower?
Bud thinks the man pictured on the flyer is his ____.
What is his father?
Bud makes up Bud Caldwell’s _____ and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself.
What are rules?
How does Bud feel about the Amoses?
a. He feels sorry for them
b. He dislikes them
c. He likes them a lot
d. He doesn't know them
What is he dislikes them?
What does Bud take with him when he leaves?
What is his suitcase?
If people are one minute late, the people at the _____ won’t let them in for the food.
a. Home b. library c. school d. mission
What is the mission?