Show:
Characters
Themes
Plot
Symbolism
Setting
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Who is the Main Character?
Bud
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What was one quote that Bud's mom always told him?
"When one door closes another door opens!"
100
Where is Bud in the beginning of the book and who is the family that he goes to?
Foster Home... and the Amoses
100
What is one Motif mentioned in the Story?
*Food *The Suitcase *Rules of lying
100
Where is Bud originally from?
Flint, Michigan
200
Why is his name Bud?
His mom named him that after a Bud ( a flower before it blooms)
200
If you can create one theme for this book what would it be?
Keep Trying! Home isn't always a physical thing but can play a mental thing! (a place, it can mean being surrounded by your family as well.) Poor or Rich we are all human! It's okay to be scared!
200
Where do the guys want to go to catch the train? Where are they taking the train to? Who do Bud make friends with?
They catch the train at Hooverville. They are going to California. He meets Deza Malone.
200
What inference does Bud make about the Posters his mom looked at? How was her reaction? Who is really on the posters?
He made an inference that those posters were posters of his dad, and they made her upset, but she couldn't toss them away. Angela's dad aka Bud's grandfather was the man on the posters.
200
What was going on during this time period in the 1930s?
The Great Depression
300
What is the name of the guy Bud thinks is his Father? How does Bud view him?
Herman E. Calloway.... And he is known as a "Mean Old Coot."
300
PERSEVERANCE... Can you create a message for this theme?
Never Give Up! Keep going and don't let anyone tell you that you can't!
300
Who does Bud meet in Owosso? what does he find in the front seat? What does Bud think when he sees it?
Lefty Lewis. He finds a box of blood, and thinks he's a vampire.
300
When Bud opens his suitcase, What are two things he has inside? Why does he have them in their?
In his suitcase he has rocks in a bag and poster papers. The rocks remind him of his Mom before the ambulance took her out, and the posters are pictures of his "dad" that made his mom upset.
300
In the book Bud and Bugs are looking for a specific place. What is that place?
Hooverville
400
Who is Deza Malone? Where does he meet her? What role does she play in bud's life?
Deza Malone is a friend that he meets at Hooverville and she makes Bud rethink about family and whether going to California is the right choice.
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"It's okay to be scared sometimes." What theme goes with this message?
Fear
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When does Bud realize that Calloway could be his father? Why is that of significance?
When Calloway is on stage talking about a boxing fight and said he realized "enough was enough." Bud thought the same thing fighting with Todd.
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What does Angela feel about her father in the beginning of the book? What change do you see in Herman E. Calloway towards the end of the story? why do you think he feels this way?
Angela speaks about her father being tough on her. he starts to get emotional towards the end of the book because he found out that his daughter died. he feels guilty that he chased her away by showing her tough love.
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Where does Bud think he found his father?
Grand Rapids
500
Who is Lefty and what impact does he make in Bud's life? What does he offer Bud?
Lefty is a man who finds Bud walking on the side of the rode on Owosso and he plays a miracle brought to Bud's life. He offers Bud safety, a meal, and helps Bud find Calloway.
500
* I said, "My mother said the same thing, that families should be there for each other all the time. She always used to tell me that no matter where I went or what I did that she'd be there for me, even if she wasn't somewhere that I could see her…" * "All of a sudden I knew that of all of the places in the world that I'd ever been in this was the one. That of all the people I'd ever met these were the ones. This was where I was supposed to be." What theme do these quotes belong in?
A Home!
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What's Bud's mom's name? How does it get brought up? What does Bud find out about Mr. Calloway?
Buds mom's name is Angela. It gets brought up when Bud sees Calloway's "bad habit" collection of rocks and shows him his. He finds out Calloway is Angela's father aka his Grandfather.
500
What happens at The Sweet Pea? Why does it happen?
Bud cries at the restaurant, because he realizes he is home and where he is supposed to be.
500
Throughout the beginning of the book, both Bud and Bug say they are on the Lam... What does that mean?
On the Run from the Police.