Bud, not Buddy Assessment

What was Bud's reason for thinking it was okay to lie to an adult but not a kid?

• It's more important what kids think of you than adults.
• Adults actually expect kids to lie in certain circumstances, kids don't.
• Adults don't really care what you're saying as long as it accomplishes what they want in the end, kids really want to know.
• Adults are more use to lies than kids are.

What immediate proof did Bud get that Herman E. Calloway was his father?

• Mr. Calloway was talking about Bud's mother.
• Mr. Calloway welcomed him, "Son!"
• Mr. Calloway was talking using some of the same phrases Bud used.
• When Mr. Calloway turned around, he looked just like a grown-up Bud.

What was Grand Calloway Station?

• It was the nickname of the restaurant.
• It was the train station where Lefty worked.
• It was the nickname for Mr. Calloway's house.
• It was the nickname for Mr. Calloway's car.

What finally convinced Herman E. Calloway that Bud might be his relative?

• The rocks
• Bud's music appreciation
• Bud's smile
• The way Bud talked

What did Bud realize about the dead girl's room?

• It made Herman E. Calloway happy.
• It belonged to his mother.
• It was kept better that any other room.
• The closet connected to Mr. Calloway's room.

Why did Bud but his mother's Miss B Gotten Moon Park picture on the wall?

• He didn't want to lose it when he travels with the band
• Miss Thomas suggested it, and he thought it would be a good idea.
• He thought she'd want to be back in her own bedroom amongst all her horses.
• Mr. Calloway asked him to do it.

Why didn't Bud need his suitcase items anymore?

• He had new ones that the band gave him
• They made him cry, so he wanted to get rid of them.
• They had served their useful purpose; he had found his home.
• He had grown up.

What was the vampire bat?

• It was the thing that attacked Bud in the shed.
• It was Bud's favorite baseball bat.
• It was a hornet's nest.
• It was a dusty, old pouch hanging in the shed.

According to Bud, how were ideas like seeds?

• They need a lot of weeding to keep bad parts out.
• They don't take root unless you tend to them.
• They start small and grow bigger that you ever thought they could.
• You have to dig a hole before they can really get started.

Why did Bud tell the man he had run away from Grand Rapids?

• He said that just to tell him something; it didn't matter.
• He said that thinking it would make the man leave him alone.
• He said it because it was true.
• He said that so the man could take him there.