Bud, Not Buddy

How could Bud tell that Mr. and Mrs. Amos had looked inside his suitcase?

• The twine that held it together was tied in a kind of knot he didn't know.
• They made fun of him for thinking his flyers were worth keeping.
• One of the clasps that kept it shut was jammed.
• The lock was broken

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What did Bud do after he escaped from the Amoses' shed?

• He took all the spare change that Mrs. Amos kept in the cookie jar.
• He poured a jar of warm water onto a sleeping Todd's pajama pants.
• He threw a shotgun down the hole in the outhouse.
• He tossed the hornets' next into the Amoses' house.

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After Bugs found Bud outside the library, he convinced Bud to ___.

• hop a train going west.
• get a job at the mission.
• walk to Chicago.
• go back to the Home.

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What happened after Bud missed the train and headed back to Hooverville?

• He hopped the next train, which was headed north.
• He saw a bunch of cops tearing down and burning the shacks.
• He and Deza Malone gathered greens for the day's meal.
• Bugs, who had also missed the train, fell in beside him.

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Why did Bud's heart start jumping when he looked into Mr. Lewis's car?

• Mr. Lewis's coat fell open, and Bud saw a gun in his waistband.
• The car was full of children's toys.
• Mr. Lewis had a box that contained bottles of human blood.
• The car's back seat was full of unlabeled liquor bottles.

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Why did the policeman stop Lefty Lewis's car?

• He was checking cars for labor organizers.
• He was looking for a runaway boy.
• He wanted to make sure Lefty wasn't planning to stop in Lansing.
• Lefty's car was missing a license plate.

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Bud knew he'd been right to look for his dad in Grand Rapids after he ___.

• heard Mr. C sing a song Bud's mother said she had made up.
• heard Mr. C tell a story and end it with "enough is enough".
• saw the flyer with Mr. C's picture and the name "Caldwell".
• saw that Mr. C made the same gestures as Bud did.

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What happened after Bud sat on the girl's bed in Grand Calloway Station?

• Mr. C rushed in and locked the two closet doors.
• Miss Thomas came in and set the alarm.
• Mr. Jimmy blew a few notes outside the door and then wish Bud good-night.
• He heard Mr. C tell Miss Thomas that he felt sorry for Bud.

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What was NOT a clue to the relationship between Bud and Mr. C?

• Bud showed Miss Thomas and Mr. Jimmy his photograph of his mother.
• Bud had the picture his mother had drawn of Mr. C.
• Bud had some rocks that Mr. C had given to his daughter.
• Bud said that his mother's name was Angela Janet Caldwell.

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What did the band members pick up for Bud at the pawnshop?

• an alto saxophone
• an almost-new pair of shoes
• a folder of sheet music
• a frame for his mother's photograph

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