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The boy who stuck a pencil up Bud's nose
Who is Todd Amos?
100
Bud's hometown
Where is Flint, Michigan?
100
"He was deep asleep and his hands were crossed on his chest like he was ready for the graveyard."
What is a simile?
100
A place where children with no parents live until they are adopted or fostered
What is an orphanage?
100
mounted on the inside of the Amos's shed door
What is three fish heads?
200
The Flint librarian who moved away
Who is Miss Hill?
200
The name of the shantytown outside Flint
What is Hooverville?
200
"All of a sudden it felt like someone had stuck a red-hot nail right into my left cheek."
What is a simile?
200
To ride a horse with both legs on one side of the horse
What is sidesaddle?
200
The name of Bud's "father's" band
What is Herman E. Calloway and the Dusky Devastators of the Depression?
300
The boy who was at the orphanage with Buddy and was sent to a foster home with three girls
Who is Jerry?
300
The city to where the train from Hooverville was heading
What is Chicago, Illinois?
300
"In the morning I'll be getting in touch with the Home and, much as a bad penny, you'll be returning to them."
What is a simile/idiom
300
A brochure advertising an event, place or service
What is a flyer?
300
Miles from Chicago to Flint
What is 270?
400
Bud's supposed "father"
Who is Herman E. Calloway?
400
The place Bud goes for a free breakfast
Where is the "mission"
400
"Woop, zoop, sloop"
What is onomatopoeia?
400
The things Momma thought could be crawling in the hat her father made her wear
What is ringworm, lice and tetters?
400
Te brand of pencil Todd shoved up Bud's nose
What is Ticonderoga?
500
Bud's friend from the orphanage
Who is Bugs?
500
The name of the ranch where the photo of Momma as a young girl was taken
What is Miss B. Gotten Moon Ranch?
500
"Kiss my wrist!"
What is an idiom?
500
To be on the run from the law
What is "on the lam"?
500
The year the Great Depression started
What is 1929?
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