Bud

What happened after Bud missed the train and headed back to Hooverville?

• He saw that the shacks were being torn down and burned

• He hopped the next train, which was headed north

• He and Deza Malone gathered greens for the day's meal.

• Bugs, who had also missed the train, Fell in beside him

Bud knew he'd been right to look for his dad in Grand Rapids after he--

• saw that Mr. Calloway made the same gestures Bud did

• heard Mr. Calloway tell a story and end it with "enough is enough"

• heard Mr. Calloway sing a song Bud's mother said she had made up

• saw the flyer with Mr. Calloway's picture and the name "Caldwell"

What happened after Bud sat on the girl's bed in Grand Calloway Station?

• He heard Mr. Calloway tell Miss Thomas that he felt sorry for Bud

• Mr. Jimmy blew a few notes outside the door and then wished Bud good-night.

• Mr. Calloway rushed in and locked the two closer doors.

• Miss Thomas came in and set the alarm

What was NOT a clue to the relationship between Bud and Mr. Calloway?

• Bud said that his mother's name was Angela Janet Caldwell

• Bud had the picture his mother had drawn of Mr. Calloway

• Bud had some rocks that Mr. Calloway had given to his daughter

• Bud showed Miss Thomas and Mr. Jimmy his photograph of his mother

What did the band members pick up for Bud at the pawnshop?

• a frame for his mother's photograph

• an almost-new pair of shoes

• an alto saxophone

• a folder of sheet music

What was Bud thinking about while waiting for the library to open?

• Deza Malone and her dimples

• His mother

• Bugs

• none of the above

Why did Bud say ideas are like seeds?

• They start real small and grow bigger than you ever thought they could

• You have to dig a hole before they can get started

• they don't grow unless you care for them

• none of the answers are correct

When did Bud's idea that Herman E. Calloway might be his father start growing?

• 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 about it.

• 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 resemblence in the picture.

What does the word 'bud' most commonly refer to in English?

• A) A young plant shoot

• B) A type of insect

• C) A small rock

• D) A type of fish

In the sentence 'The rose bush began to bud in early spring,' what does 'bud' mean?

• A) To produce flowers

• B) To grow leaves

• C) To develop new shoots

• D) To shed leaves