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Chapter 8
Vocabulary
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 the phrase “here we go again” means this

This reinforces the fact that Bud has been through all this before and is not pleased about the situation.

100

the figurative language being used: "then I was inside the Amos house crouched down like a cat burglar. Quick as a rabbit I looked under the table to see if they'd moved my suitcase."

simile

100

Bud got breakfast when he arrived at the mission after the attendant closed the line. Bud's pretend name was this

Clarence

100
a description of Hooverville
What is a bunch of huts and shacks thrown together out of pieces of boxes, wood, and cloth - a "cardboard jungle"
100
In chapter 8, "ride the rails" means
What is jumping onto and riding trains without paying to get to another destination
200
The message Bud believes is hidden in the Dusky Devastators of the Depression poster.
What is his belief that his father's identity is hidden in the poster?
200

Bud gets attacked by this inside the shed

hornets

200
How Bud's friend Bugs got his nickname
What is Bug's had to have a cockroach removed from his ear and got his nickname from that experience
200

the figurative language being used:  "The locomotive was hissing and spitting coal black smoke into the sky, every once in a while a big shower of sparks would glow up.."

onomatopoeia

200
In chapter 5, "on the lam" means
What is running away to avoid punishment
300

the figurative language being used: "I fell on the floor and pulled my knees up to my chest and crossed my arms in front of my head like a turtle in a shell."

simile

300
How Bud turns Todd's lie around to punish him
What is Bud takes Todd's lie that Bud is a bed-wetter and turns Todd into a bed-wetter by pouring warm water on him as he is sleeping
300

the figurative language being used: "the books that made a splitting sound when you opened them."

onomatopoeia 

300
The reason Bud is sure he'll remember Deza Malone
What is Deza is the first girl that Bud kisses
300

kiss my wrist means

to think twice

400
The reason Bud strikes Todd
What is because Todd shoved a pencil up Bud's nose while Bud was trying to sleep?
400
The reason Bud doesn't let people call him Buddy
What is because Bud's mother told him not to let people call him Buddy because Buddy is a dog's name and because a bud is "a little fist of love waiting to unfold"
400
The reason Bugs comes to the library in search of Bud
What is Bugs is planning to "ride the rails" and wants to invite Bud to go with him
400
How Bud and Bugs became brothers
What is they spat into their hands and slapped their hands together
400

doggone means

darn

500

Give 1 reason why being 6 is a tough age

What is being old enough for adults to beat you, having your teeth start falling out, and the death of his mother?

500
The saying of Momma's that makes Bud worry about ghosts
What is "when one door closes, another door opens"
500

The most serious mistake you can make in the library according to Bud

What is to fall asleep and drool in the books, making the pages stick together

500
The reason Bud and Bug's plan to "ride the rails" fails
What is Bugs boards the train, but Bud isn't fast enough and gets left behind
500

In chapter 7, it says the average human 'gait' is 5 miles per hour. "Gait" means

What is a manner of moving; a way of walking