The Great Depression
Give 1 name (there are many) of an organization that provided free food to people during the Great Depression.
Bread line
Soup kitchen
Mission
What does Todd shove up Bud's nose?
A Ticonderoga pencil
Who saves Bud when he is late to the mission?
Pretend Momma and Pretend Daddy
What are the 5 items in Bud's suitcase?
1. Blanket
2. Rocks with names & numbers
3. Knife
4. Flyers
5. Picture of Momma on a horse
What did Lefty Lewis send to Herman E. Calloway?
A telegram
Which president (first and last name) caused the Great Depression to last for so long?
31st President Herbert Hoover
How old was Bud when Momma died?
6 years old
Who does Bud reunite with to go west?
Bugs
Why didn't Bud get on the train with Bugs?
The blue flyer flew out of his suitcase
What did Bud do for the first time with the band at the Sweet Pea?
Eat at a restaurant
What city in Michigan was one of the hardest hit by the Great Depression? (Bonus point if you know why)
Flint because thousands of auto industry workers were fired
What 2 monsters were in the shed?
Fish heads and hornets
How did Bugs get his name?
A cockroach got stuck in his ear.
What is a "sundown town"?
A town where people of color had to leave by dusk.
What does the "dead little girl" have on the walls?
Pictures of horses
What were the two major world events leading up to the Great Depression?
1). World War I
2). The Roaring 20s
How did Bud punish Todd?
He poured water on him and made him wet the bed.
What chore did Bud and Bugs get assigned at the Hooverville?
Kitchen duty
What was Lefty Lewis transporting to Flint?
A case of blood to the hospital
What was Bud's momma's name?
Angela Janet Caldwell
What were the 3 factors that caused the Great Depression in 1929?
1. The stock market crashed
2. Bank failures
3. Drought (the Dustbowl)
What does Bud put away on the porch?
A shotgun
Who was Deza Malone?
She was a girl at the Hooverville who kissed Bud and sang a song to him.
What was Lefty Lewis' job?
A "redcap"
What did the band gift Bud?
A small alto saxophone