Bud, Not Buddy Quiz

How did Bud get the idea that Herman E. Calloway might be his father?

• His mother told him.

• A kid teasing him bet him a nickel he didn’t know who his father was. In desperation, Bud blurted out it was Herman E. Calloway before he really thought.

• The librarian suggested Bud should try to find Herman E. Calloway, so Bud assumed she must have known he was a relative.

• He could see the family resemblance in the picture.

The conflict in this novel is basically between—

• Bud and the outside world

• the jazz band and its competitors

• Herman Calloway and his daughter

• Bud and his mother

The character of Herman Calloway is best described as all of the following EXCEPT—

• strict

• proud

• kind

• ambitious

At the story’s end, Bud discovers—

• his mother

• a friendly orphanage

• his grandfather

• his father

The character of Bud is best described as all of the following EXCEPT—

• mean

• courageous

• loyal

• kind

Bud’s motivation for going to Grand Rapids is to—

• find his mother

• find a job

• look for the librarian

• look for his father

Suspense in this story is created mainly by our anxiety about—

• what Lefty Lewis will do

• what Bud will find in Grand Rapids

• the fate of Bud’s mother

• the police arresting Bud

Why doesn’t Bud want anyone calling him “Buddy”?

• Buddy is a dog’s name

• Buddy’s is a name when someone is being pretend friendly

• Bud’s mom insisted he be called Bud

• all of the above

Who owned “The Log Cabin” for legal reasons?

• Sleepy La Bone

• Mr. Calloway

• Dirty Deeds

• Mr. Jimmy

What did Bud decide when he realized that this was where he was supposed to be?

• He decided he would work hard and do everything he could to make everyone there love him.

• He decided that even though it was where he was supposed to be, he didn’t really like being there and would take the first opportunity to go back to Flint.

• He decided it would take a lot more than a grouchy, old, bald-headed guy with a tremendous belly to run him out.

• He decided Mr. Calloway wasn’t really so bad after all