Comprehension: Chapters 12-19 (Bud, Not Buddy)

Why did the policeman stop Lefty and search the car?

• He was looking for labor organizers.
• Lefty was speeding.
• He saw Lefty pick up Bud and wanted to make sure everything was all right.
• He had a report of gangsters in the area and was checking vehicles to try to catch them.

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

What was in the box in Lefty's car the day the policeman stopped him? 

• blood
• flyers for a labor meeting
• a sandwich and a bottle of pop
• booze

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What immediate proof did Bud get that Herman E. Calloway was his father? 

• Mr. Calloway welcomed him, "Son!"
• When Mr. Calloway turned around, he looked just like a grown-up Bud.
• Mr. Calloway was talking about Bud's mother.
• Mr. Calloway was talking using some of the same phrases Bud used.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What instrument did Roy "Dirty Deed" Breed play?

• piano
• drums
• saxophone

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Who was Miss Thomas? 

• She was Mr. Calloway's wife. She just used Thomas as a stage name.
• She was the band's vocalist who had a special relationship with Mr. Calloway.
• She was Herman E. Calloway's daughter.
• She was Lefty's daughter.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

Why did Bud cry? 

• Herman E. Calloway wasn't his father; he was disappointed to have to keep looking for his relative.
• He was happy and relieved to be home.
• He missed his mother and really wanted her advice.
• Miss Thomas reminded him so much of his mother; it was too much for him. He just broke down and cried. 

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

What was Grand Calloway Station?

• It was the train station where Lefty worked.
• It was the nickname for the restaurant the band frequented.
• It was the nickname for Mr. Calloway's car.
• It was the nickname for Mr. Calloway's house.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Why did Bud's eyes get all sting-y when he looked at his clothes in the morning? 

• He was about to cry because that was how his mother had fixed his clothes for him.
• He wasn't awake yet and the clothes were in bright sunshine, making his eyes water.
• He was overwhelmed with embarrassment because someone had undressed him.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

What did the band, Mr. Calloway, and Miss Thomas decide about Bud while he slept that first night? 

• He should stay at Grand Calloway Station for a while.
• He was going to be a lot more trouble than they had anticipated.
• They would give him a few days and then send him back to Flint.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What did Steady Eddy give Bud? What might it symbolize? 

• He gave Bud a new pair of shoes, symbolizing Bud's walking into a new life.
• He gave Bud a bath, symbolizing a baptism into a new life.
• He gave Bud a new sign for the door of his room, symbolizing the opening of a new door to a new life.
• He gave Bud an old saxophone case to replace his old suitcase, symbolizing Bud's new life.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9