vocabulary
characters
cardboard jungle
Amos
Great Depression
100

improve

to make something better

100

main character

Bud Caldwell


100

where was the Cardboard jungle (city)

Flint

100

What was the boy's name

Todd Amos

100

What was Black Thursday

Stock market crashed

200

exaggerate

to represent something for better or worse

200

the family he temporarily lives with

Amos

200

What was Bud's chore?

wash dishes

200

Where did Bud sleep

In the shed

200

Were people rich during this time period

no, very poor

300

sprout

to put forth shoots

300

his friend with a nickname

Bugs

300

Where did they sleep in the cardboard jungle

in a cardboard box

300

where was Bud's suitcase while he was in the shed

the kitchen

300

Was there more than 1 Cardboard jungle

yes, all over the country

400

grace

simple elegance

400

His "father's" name

Herman E. Callaway

400

Who lives in Cardboard jungles

People who are traveling or don't have homes

400

How many people lived at the Amos'

3

400

Why did people travel during this time

to find work

500

sully

damaging talk

500

girl from the Cardboard jungle

Deza Malone

500

How long did Bud stay in Flint

1 night

500

Was there a bat in the shed

no

500

How many years did the Great Depression last

12 years