Chapters 1-4
Who beat up Bud at the start of the book?
What was the name of the bully at the Home?
Billy Burns (Curtis 92)
How long does Bud have to walk to get to Grand Rapids?
24 hours (Curtis 90)
Why does Herman keep one white man in the group?
Who is the girl who kissed Bud?
Deza Malone (Curtis 46)
What happened to Miss Hill and why?
She moved to Chicago after getting married.
What direction was Bud headed?
West (Curtis 95)
What was the name of the book the librarian gave Bud?
"The Pictorial History of the War Between States" (Curtis 90)
What was the name the band gave Bud?
Skinny LaBone (196)
What is the name of the boy who beat up Bud in the beginning?
Todd (Curtis 6)
How could Bud tell the Amos had opened his suitcase?
What did the librarian give to Bud?
A cheese sandwich (Curtis 91)
What types of books did Bud's mom like to read?
Mysteries and fairy tale (Curtis 89)
What were Bud's favorite sounds in the band?
The saxophone and Miss Jackson's singing (Curtis 203)
Who is the man who finds Bud on the side of the road?
Lefty Lewis (Curtis 68)
What was special about the food Bud got at the mission?
What happened to Bugs?
He caught a train out west (Curtis 51)
What were the police shooting at?
Pots and pans (Curtis 86)
What was the restaurant that the band took Bud to?
The Sweet Pea (Curtis 159)
What is the name of the librarian who left at the start of the book?
Miss Hill (Curtis 32)
What did the vampire bat in the shed turn out to be?
A hornets nest.
What was the name of the girl who kissed Bud?
Deza Malone (Curtis 40)
How did they find out Herman was Bud's grandfather?
What is the name of the vocal artist of the band?
Mrs. Thomas (Curtis 163)
What was the name of Bud's mother?
Angela Janet Caldwell (Calloway)
(Curtis 132)