Bud, Not Buddy
Suitcase
What is Billie Jo's favorite instrument?
Who kidnapped Sita and took her to the kingdom of Lanka?
Ravana
How many TOTAL years was Odysseus away from Ithaca?
20 years
What did the settlers call the settlement when they first arrived in the New World?
Jamestown
What was the name of Ernest Shackleton's ship?
The Endurance
Malala was shot by members of this terrorist group.
Who was Herman E. Calloway to Bud?
What was the name of the devastating time period that is the setting for this novel?
the Dust Bowl
Rama is an avatar of ________.
Vishnu
What is the name of the one-eyed cyclops who trapped Odysseus and his men in the cave?
Polyphemus
Samuel Collier was ___________'s page.
Antarctica
What country did Malala live in prior to the shooting?
Pakistan
This is the REAL nickname given to the 'cardboard jungle' where Bud and Bugs stay.
Hooverville
This is the US state where Billie Jo and her family live.
Oklahoma
What was the name of the loyal monkey king who helps Rama by leaping across the ocean to find Sita?
Hanuman
This goddess was Odysseus' 'mentor' and protected him throughout his journey.
Athene/Athena
What was the name of the person who ruled over the tribes in the area where the English settled?
Chief Powhatan
What was the name of the island Shackleton had to travel 800 miles in a lifeboat to reach?
South Georgia Island
In 2014, Malala became the youngest person to ever receive this prestigious award?
Nobel Peace Prize
What city & state did Bud live in at the start of the book?
Flint, Michigan
What was the name of the woman Billie Jo's father began dating later in the novel?
Louise
Rama was exiled to the forest for 14 years by his father because of this person (must be named).
Kaikeyi
What is the name of the dangerous, singing creatures that lure sailors to their death?
the Sirens
There were 3 ships that brought the English to the New World. What were their names?
Godspeed, Discovery, Susan Constant (in any order)
What was the exact name of Shackleton's expedition?
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
What was the name of the beautiful valley where Malala grew up, later occupied by the terrorists.
Swat Valley
What instrument does Herman E. Calloway (the man Bud believes is his father) play?
Bass; Double Bass
What comforting food item was resting on the kitchen table at the end of the novel?
applesauce/apple cake
Shiva's Bow
Penelope used this tactic/strategy, with a burial shroud to delay the suitors demanding her to marry.
Unravelling the shroud (unravelling it)
When Samuel stole baby Virginia and went to Point Comfort, he bargained with this person, offering his entire month's meat ration to let the baby hid in their tent.
Nathaniel
After the rescue missions, how many men were able to return to England alive?
28 (Shackleton, too)
What fake name did Malala use when she wrote her secret blog?
Gul Makai
Though they live in completely different eras and settings, the main characters in our novels all share this common core character trait. Spelling counts!
resilience, perseverance, determination, persistence (accept any synonyms)