Names
Places
Details
Homophones and Homographs
Vocabulary
100

Who does Bud try to get on the train with?

Bugs

100

Where does Bud sleep when he figures out that the library is locked?

under a tree

100

What's the nickname the band gives Bud?

Sleepy LaBone

100

You use it to hit a ball; it's a flying animal that's noctural and eats bugs

bat; bat

100

A person who is courageous and overcomes hardship

survivor

200

Who picks Bud up in the middle of the night when he's trying to walk to Grand Rapids?

Lefty Lewis

200

Where do Bud and Bugs stay for one night? This is the place where they had to do dishes and then they were fed dinner.

the Hooverville

200

Bud begins to trust Lefty Lewis when he feeds him a sandwich and soda and gives him a ride back to Flint. (True or False?)

True

200

it's something pretty and colorful that grows outside; it's an ingredient you use to bake cookies

flower;flour

200

A major change in someone or something

transformation

300
Who does Bud think is his dad?

Herman Calloway

300

Where does Bud go after he escapes the Amoses' place?

the library

300

Who used to say this to Bud... "When one door closes, another door opens."

Bud's mom

300

it's the opposite of left; it's what you do with a paper and pencil

right; write

300

A situation that's difficult because you don't have enough of what you need

hardship

400

Who kind of takes care of Bud when he stays at Herman Calloway's place. She is like a mother figure to him.

Miss Thomas

400

What city does Herman Calloway and the band live in?

Grand Rapids

400

What is the instrument Bud receives from the band?

recorder or saxophone

400

it's another word for "ocean"; it's what people use their eyes for

sea; see

400

A sentence that tells the reader what your essay is going to be about. 

thesis

500

What is Lefty Lewis's daughter's name (she fed Bud breakfast and gave him some clean clothing). 

Mrs. Sleet

500

What city does Bud live in at the beginning of the book?

Flint

500

When Bud is invited to stay with Mr. Calloway and the band, the text says, "A gigantic smile split my face in half." What type of language is the author using?

figurative language

500

It's another word for "tiny"; there are 60 of them in an hour

minute

500

To deal with and try to overcome a problem or difficulty

cope