Bud Not Buddy

Bud announced to Herman E. Calloway that he is Calloway’s son. How do Calloway and the band members react?

• The younger members think its funny, and Calloway gets angry.

• Herman E. Calloway and Mr. Jimmy are questioning; the younger band members are in shock.

• The all encourage Bud to talk more about it.

• Herman E. Calloway is surprised but accepting; the younger band members agree.

Which statement best supports how Mr. Calloway feels about Bud saying Mr. Calloway is his father?

a. He (the drummer) said, “Awww, man. Look, this child ain’t no kin of mine.” (pg. 147)

b. Herman E. Calloway said, “What in Sam Hill is going on here? First off don’t you be coming in here accusing folks of being your father…” (pg. 150)

c. The younger guys looked like they wanted to laugh, but were afraid to…” (pg. 149)

d. Herman E. Calloway raised his arms and said, “But don’t forget, this is your little red wagon, you pull it if you want.” (pg. 152)

• He (the drummer) said, “Awww, man. Look, this child ain’t no kin of mine.” (pg. 147)

• Herman E. Calloway said, “What in Sam Hill is going on here? First off don’t you be coming in here accusing folks of being your father…” (pg. 150)

• Herman E. Calloway raised his arms and said, “But don’t forget, this is your little red wagon, you pull it if you want.” (pg. 152)

• "Bud, you got to understand Mr. Calloway here can't be your daddy, nohow, no way, nuh-uh. I don't know what gave you that idea, but whatever, we got to get you back home. Someone in Flint's got to be worried sick about you."

Which of the following moments from chapter 14 best shows Bud’s life is changing from surviving to thriving?

• When we got into the restaurant I could see that it was someone’s living room that they’d set about ten card tables and some folding chairs in. (pg. 161)

• It was like someone took a old pot and poured about a hundred gallons of hot apple cider and a hundred gallons of hot coffee into it, then stirred eight or nine sweet potato pies, crusts and all, into that, then let six big steamy meat loafs float on top of that, then threw in a couple of handfuls of smashed potatoes, then boiled the whole thing on high. (pgs. 161-162)

• What her humming reminded me most of was that feeling you get when you walk barefoot on a railroad track and, for a long time before you can see it, you can feel the train coming right through the bottoms of your feet. (pg. 170)

• All of a sudden I knew that of all 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. (pg. 172)

Uh-oh, I twisted up my face to get ready for a kiss but instead she looked real close at me and said, "What's this, baby?" She rubbed her fingers over a couple of sting spots that I'd been scratching.

For a second I was going to tell her they were vampire bites, but something told me to tell the truth this time. I said, "That's just some hornet stings, ma'am, I got bit up when the Amoses locked me in their shed."

It was her turn to twist her face up. "When who locked you up in what shed?"....

"My Lord!" she said. "Herman, this child's hand is infected. None of you men noticed how he looks?"

Bud answers Miss Thomas's questions at the restaurant. Miss Thomas, the vocal stylist, is

• unbelieving.

• angry at Bud for upsetting Calloway.

• sympathetic and caring.

• confused and disinterested.

She looked at me for a second, then said, "Did she come right out and say, 'Your daddy is Herman E. Calloway,' Bud?"

"Well, almost. But not in words just like that."

"Then tell me what the words were like, honey."

Uh-oh. It was going to be hard to explain to Miss Thomas about mighty maples and hints from flyers. As long as I kept Herman E. Calloway being my father to myself the whole thing made real good sense, but as soon as I tried to tell other folks about it, it seemed like maybe it was something some stupid kid had dreamed up, like it was wishing and hoping instead of something true and real.

I looked down at my suitcase and said, "Well..."

And I could tell my luck was changing, before I could say anything else Miss Tyla was at our table with a tray.

Bud was relieved when the meal came because he couldn't expect them to believe how

• he made the connection from the flyers to Calloway being his father.

• the Amoses had hurt him and put him in the shed.

• his mother had told him Calloway was his father.

• his face and hand were all swollen.

One of the themes for this novel is most people in the world are kind, especially in hard times. This theme is demonstrated in chapter 10. Which of the following evidence demonstrates this theme.

• Flint could be pretty noisy, what with cars honking horns and trucks with no mufflers on them shifting gears and people yelling out at each other so you couldn't tell if they were happy or about to bust out fighting.

• I was getting so tired that I started to forget to duck in the bushes when a car would roar by. Some of the time they'd see me and step on their brakes for a second, then speed off. Most times they never noticed me.

• "And I'ma tell you, I've seen some things out of place before and a young brown-skinned boy walking along the road just outside of Owosso, Michigan, at two-thirty in the morning is definitely not where he ought to be. In fact, what is definite is that neither one of us should be out here this time of night."

• I jumped in and out of Flint around seven times before that got boring and I decided I'd better head for Grand Rapids.

After eating at the Sweet Pea they go back to Mr. Calloway's house, which is referred to as ____________ ____________ ______________. 

• Home of Grump
• The Big House
• Grand Calloway Station
• The Calloway Estates

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Bud is staying in the room of a _________ ______________.

• dead skunk
• dead boy
• dead girl
• dead horse

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Bud was worried because the closets doors weren't _____________.

• open 
• closed
• big
• locked 

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Eddie gave Bud a new ______________ to carry his things in.

• suitcase
• bag
• bottle
• trunk

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A