Bud, Not Buddy

What are 'urchins'?

• Angry young children

• People who live in the streets

• Mischievous young children

• People who cry all the time

What effect is achieved within the metaphor found in the sentence 'I swung as hard as I could at Todd's big balloon head'?

• A new character is introduced

• A party atmosphere is achieved

• The strength of Bud is emphasized

• The size of Todd's head is emphasized

What did Bud mean when he said, 'In her eyes Todd's mouth was a prayer book'?

• Todd can often be found saying his prayers

• Mrs. Amos believes every word that Todd says

• Todd is a good boy who reads religious materials

• Mrs. Amos likes listening to the sound of Todd's voice

How did Bud's friend Bugs get his nickname?

• He was the boy in the orphanage in charge of killing bugs

• He was the boy in the orphanage who bugged everyone

• An ant crawled on his arm and he cried about it

• A roach crawled in his ear and he made a big fuss about it

Which is a saying of Momma's that makes Bud worry about ghosts?

• When one door closes, another door opens

• Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it

• A positive attitude keeps ghosts on the run

• Ghosts are just figments of your imagination

Who is Clarence?

• A fake name Bud's pretend Dad gave him

• An angel Bud's mother often talked about

• A man who helped Bud at the mission

• A boy Bud met at the mission

Why do you suppose Bud was looking for Miss Hill at the library?

• He was hoping that she would drive him to see his father

• He was hoping that she would give him a job shelving books

• She was nice to him in the past, and he hoped that she could help him now

• She was good friends with his mother, and he wanted to ask her some questions

Why doesn't Bud go back to the Home after he left the Amos's house?

• He feels the Home has been getting too crowded

• He heard Mrs. Amos is now working at the Home

• He doesn't want to be at the Home without Jerry

• He is afraid of getting beat up by a bully at the Home

Which historical period does this novel represent?

• The Civil War

• The Great Depression

• The Holocaust

• The Vietnam War

Which sentence from the novel BEST shows a setting from the past?

• It was a miracle, Todd's asthma was gone and he turned into a real chatterbox

• When we got to the kitchen the first thing I saw was a double-barreled shotgun leaning against the side of the icebox

• We walked around to the back of the shed and he put a key in a padlock

• I squeezed my tongue between my teeth to hold it still 'cause I know a lot of times your brain might want to be brave but your mouth might let some real chicken-sounding stuff fall out of it