Basic Bud Info
Plot Points
Hardships
Grand Calloway Station
Resilience in the Great Depression
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How old is Bud?
10
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Bud saw something hanging from the ceiling of the Amos's shed. What did he think it was? What was it actually?
He thought it was a vampire bat.
It was a hornet's nest.
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Why did Bud hit Todd Amos?
Todd shoved a pencil up Bud's nose "all the way to the 'R'"
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Who is Herman E Calloway to Bud? What's their relationship?
Herman is Bud's grandpa
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What genre is "Bud Not Buddy"?
Historical fiction
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Why did Bud's mother not want him to be called Buddy? (3 possible answers)
She didn't want him called Buddy because: it sounds like a dog's name; if she wanted the "Y" on the end she would've put it there; it sounds like a nickname people would use to be fake-nice.
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How did Bud feel after he escaped the Amos's shed?
angry >:(
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What is one hardship Bud has faced that is NOT caused by the Great Depression?
not knowing who his dad is, his mom passing away, being an orphan, living in an orphanage, etc.
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Bud compares the idea that Herman E Calloway might be his father to a small _______ that grows into a large and mighty ______. This is a metaphor! Fill in the blanks.
seed, tree
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What is the setting of the novel? (Place AND time!)
Flint, Michigan; 1936/The Great Depression
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Why did Bud's mother name him Bud?
It represents a flower waiting to open up and bloom, just like he would someday 
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How did Bud get his revenge on the Amos's?
He poured water on Todd and made him pee himself
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Describe a Hooverville
shantytown, cardboard town, people who have no money, people of all colors, people with nowhere else to go, people working together to survive, etc.
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How did Herman E Calloway react when he realized Bud was his grandson and that his daughter had died? (3 possible answers)
He ran into the house, bawled like a baby, and went and sat at her dressing table in her old room.
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Bud's mom told him "when one door closes, don't worry, because another one opens". What did she mean?
When you lose an opportunity, another will come along
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What nickname did the band give Bud AND why?
They gave him the name Sleepy LaBone because he sleeps in and is skinny.
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Identify one event from Bud, Not Buddy that was based on a REAL event during the Great Depression.
Possible answers: waiting in line for food at the mission (Kentucky Flood), visiting the Hooverville, hopping the train to go West, the Hooverville being raided by police, workers going on strike (GM Sit-Down Strike)
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Why did the man in charge at the mission try to stop Bud from getting in line? How did Bud end up getting in line to eat?
Bud was late. A nice family pretended he was their son and let him get in line and eat with them.
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What instrument did the band members give Bud?
alto saxophone
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What is the Essential Question (the big question we think about while we read) for "Bud, Not Buddy"?
How can enduring tremendous hardship contribute to personal transformation?
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What does Bud keep in his suitcase? (4 required answers!)
Bud keeps his prized posessions in his suitcase; flyers from Herman E Calloway's bands, rocks with writing on them, a blanket, and a photo of his mother.
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What was the CLIMAX of the story? (The moment the whole story builds to!)
The climax occurs when Bud confronts Herman E Calloway about being his dad.
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Name THREE hardships that Bud witnessed during the Great Depression that we know are historically accurate.
living in a Hooverville/homelessness, hunger/food insecurity, unfair workplaces, racism, etc.
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Why does Mr. Calloway collect rocks?
It was a habbit. He used to do it for his daughter. Bud got his rocks from his mother.
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Identify TWO ways Bud has shown resilience.
Possible answers: Bud never gave up on finding his father, Bud kept the memory of his mother alive, Bud survived the Great Depression, Bud got revenge on the Amoses, and Bud traveled through Owosso Michigan at night, Bud confronted Harman E. Calloway, etc.