Bud, Not Buddy Study Quiz

to send out rays, shine brightly

• matrimonial

• radiating

• knickers

• lam

running away, on the run

• gait

• hoodlum

• lam

• mouth organ

a manner or rate of movement or progress

• gait

• wiry

• britches

• tatters

a person who performs or is skilled in speaking with little to no lip movements so that the voice doesn't appear to come from the speaker but from another source

• pullman porter

• redcaps

• ventriloquists

• hoodlum

When does Bud, Not Buddy take place?

• in the 1930s

• in the 1960s

• in the 1890s

• in the present day

What does the "vampire bat" on the ceiling of the Amos's shed turn out to be?

• three dried out fish heads

• a pile of rags

• a large bloodstain

• a hornets' nest

For whom does Mr. Calloway save rocks?

• his fans

• Bud

• his daughter

• Miss Thomas

Why doesn't Mr. Calloway like Bud?

• Bud reminds him of his daughter.

• He's afraid Bud is really his son.

• He thinks Bud has no musical talent.

• He thinks Bud is up to no good.

Which word best describes Miss Thomas?

• kind

• ornery

• mysterious

• comical

Who was the Amos family?

• Bud's foster family that wasn't kind to him and treated him badly.

• Bud's adopted family.

• Bud's biological family.

• Nobody.