Characters
Plot Order
Literary Elements
Theme
Symbols
100
Sleepy LaBone
What is Bud
100
Where does the story begin?
What is the orphanage
100
What state is the story set in?
What is Michigan
100
Three main themes: family, poverty, perseverance Which theme is shown when Miss Thomas loves and cares for Bud?
What is family
100
One things that stands for/represents something else
What is a symbol
200
Beautiful singer from the band; immediately takes Bud under her wing
What is Miss Thomas
200
Which event comes first? -Amoses' house OR -Hooverville
What is Amoses' house
200
Approximate year and historical time period of the story (setting)?
What is 1930s, Great Depression
200
Three main themes: family, poverty, perseverance Which theme is shown when Bud and Bugs become "brothers?"
What is family
200
Symbols: Hooverville campfire, doors "When one door closes, another door opens"
What is doors
300
Takes Bud to Grand Rapids
What is Lefty Lewis
300
What is the setting in the end? (Where does the book end?)
What is Grand Calloway Station (HEC's house)
300
What is the main conflict of the story?
What is Bud searching for his family OR surviving the Great Depression
300
Three main themes: family, poverty, perseverance Bud shows us how scary it can be living in the Great Depression as he is poor and homeless.
What is poverty
300
Symbols: Hooverville campfire, doors Representing all kinds of people blending together; diversity erased, all are living the same struggle
What is Hooverville campfire
400
The protagonist of the book
What is Bud
400
Why is Bud locked in the shed?
What is for fighting with Todd
400
What is the climax?
What is discovering that HEC is Bud's grandfather
400
Three main themes: family, poverty, perseverance This theme is shown in the setting: Great Depression, jobs are hard to find
What is poverty
400
Symbols: Hooverville campfire, doors Representing opportunity/choices
What is doors
500
Grows to become kind-hearted
What is Herman E. Calloway
500
Which event comes first? -Library OR -Journey across Michigan
What is library
500
What is the point of view in the story?
What is first person
500
Three main themes: family, poverty, perseverance Bud has guts and drive; always plowing ahead doing what he has to do to survive each day.
What is perseverance
500
Symbols: Hooverville campfire, doors Hope still remains even in hard times.
What is Hooverville campfire
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