Bud, Not Buddy Chapter 18

At the bottom of page 215, the metaphor "it's the way of the world" means...

• you need to make a difference in the world.
• the world keeps turning.
• it's just the way things are, accept it. 
• you might as well give up. 

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On page 206, Eddie says, "We haven't been stiffed yet." This means...

• they are not ironed or pressed. 
• they are not dead. 
• they have never been paid.
• they have always been paid. 

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"I'd heard the band play and practice a thousand times" is an example of...

• numbers. 
• hyperbole.
• personification. 
• onomatopoeia. 

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"There were a million ways to ask" is an example of...

• a question.
• an answer.
• a resource.
• hyperbole.

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The writing on the rocks represented...

• dates of archaeological dig sites. 
• ancient hieroglyphics. 
• somebody's random joke. 
• the date and place of where it was picked by Herman E. Calloway.

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When Bud told Herman E. Calloway he had rocks just like his, ...

• Herman believed Bud immediately. 
• Herman said, "hmmm", like he didn't believe him.
• Herman didn't even notice Bud's comment. 
• Herman was very happy that they had rock collecting in common. 

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Which moment best describes the moment Herman had the upsetting realization of who Bud is?

• When he opened the glove box and revealed the rocks. 
• When Bud told Herman that he collected rocks.
• When Jimmy told Bud that Herman was his grandfather.
• When Bud told Jimmy and Herman what his mother's name was. 

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What can we infer about Herman from his behavior after hearing about his daughter through Bud? 

• We can infer that he was happy, because he danced a jig, as he entered the house. 
• We can infer that he was happy because he stumbled and fumbled as if he was smiling. 
• We can infer that he was upset, because he stumbled and fumbled as if in shock. 
• We can infer that he was shocked, because he stumbled, and fumbled, as if he couldn't deal with the news. 

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When Herman walked away from Bud, stumbling and fumbling, Bud immediately thought...

• Herman was having a heart attack.
• Herman was caught in a lie - he was his father!
• Herman was trying to be funny. 
• Herman was trying to get sympathy from Jimmy and Bud. 

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After Jimmy clarified that Herman was Bud's grandfather, not his father, Bud was...

• sad, because he really wanted him as his father. 
• happy, because he always wanted a grandfather. 
• happy, because Herman was too mean, old, and big to be his father. 
• sad, because he wanted Jimmy to be his father. 

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