Chapter 1
Where is Bud sent to from the orphanage?
The Amos family
What is Todd Amos doing to Bud when Bud wakes up?
Todd is shoving a pencil up Bud's nose.
What was guarding the shed door?
Three, dried-out fish heads
What does Bud check to make sure is under the kitchen table?
His suitcase
Who wrote Bud, Not Buddy?
Christopher Paul Curtis
What does Bud not want to be called?
Buddy
What do the Amoses keep of Bud's so that he doesn't steal anything?
His suitcase
What crawled in Bugs's ear?
A cockroach
Where does Bud find the shot gun?
Leaning up against the icebox
What state was the author born in?
Michigan
Where is Jerry going?
To live with a family that has three little girls
Where do the Amoses lock Bud up?
The shed
Scrape the old newspaper off with his knife
Where does Bud hide the shotgun?
In a corner on the back porch
Who were the author's role models?
His parents
What is the paper that Bud checks every night?
A flyer that advertises "his father's" band
What type of bat does Todd tell Bud he will see?
Vampire bat
What did the vampire bat end up being?
A hornet's nest
What does Bud fill up in the kitchen?
A jelly jar
True or False: The author based some characters off of his own family members.
TRUE
In the picture on the flyer, what is Herman E. Calloway standing next to?
A giant fiddle (stand-up bass)
What does Bud see on the floor that he thinks is from the last kid?
A big, black stain in the dirt
How does Bud escape from the shed?
Pulls the window open and jumps out
How does Bud get revenge on Mr. and Mrs. Amos?
He stuffs a rag in the kitchen sink and leaves the water on (floods the house).
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