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Bud, Not Buddy Chapters 9-15 Review

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main conflict in Chapters 9-10?

a)

Bud tried to make friends

b)

Bud tried to get to Grand Rapids

c)

Bud learned how to read

d)

Bud tried belonging to a group

2.

What was the mood in Chapter 10 as Bud was traveling down the dark road in Owosso?

a)

tense

b)

lively

c)

comical

d)

happy

3.

How did the man get Bud to appear from the bushes?

a)

Tricks

b)

Lying

c)

Bribery

d)

Trap

4.

In Chapter 10, which character is Bud most like?

a)

Nancy Drew who puts herself in danger to solve mysteries

b)

Spongebob Squarepants who lives in a pineapple under the sea

c)

David from "No David" who makes up excuses to get out of trouble

d)

Peter Pan who takes the boys to Neverland so that they can stay young forever

5.

How is Bud's second visit to the mission different than his first visit?

a)

Bud was there for dinner on his second visit, not breakfast

b)

Bud's pretend family wasn't there on his second visit

c)

Bugs didn't accompany Bud on his second visit; he only came with him on his first visit

d)

Bud had oatmeal on his first visit, but not on his second visit

6.

In what way is the librarian similar to Miss Hill?

a)

The new librarian was getting married and moving

b)

The new librarian also got Bud sandwiches

c)

The new librarian also yelled at people for falling asleep in the books

d)

The new librarian also got Bud books about the Civil War

7.

What did Lefty Lewis do when Bud told him that his father was Herman E. Calloway (HEC)?

a)

Lefty Lewis told Bud that Bud must be telling him a fib

b)

Lefty Lewis told Bud that he seemed to remember that HEC passed away a few years ago

c)

Lefty Lewis told Bud that he had never heard of HEC

d)

Lefty Lewis told Bud that he knew Bud's father, that everyone in Grand Rapids did

8.

How did Bud react when he saw the inside of the man's car for the first time?

a)

Bud decides to make himself comfortable

b)

Bud gets scared when he sees the box of human blood

c)

Bud gets excited when he realizes that he doesn't have to walk 120 miles

d)

Bud gets tired and decides to take a nap

9.

Why did Bud most likely sleep soundly when he was with Lefty Lewis?

a)

He liked the movements of the car

b)

He didn't want to talk much

c)

He ate too much

d)

He felt safe

10.

What did Bud do before he went downstairs to breakfast in Mrs. Sleet's house?

a)

He checked his suitcase

b)

He took his journal and pencil out to write down his experiences

c)

He tried some of the hats on

d)

He changed into the clean clothes

11.

What did Lefty Lewis tell Bud about labor organizers?

a)

Labor organizers were people who tried to help people of all trades

b)

Labor organizers were people who wanted to stir up trouble

c)

Labor organizers were people who were trying to get unions

d)

Labor organizers were people who tried to get others fired

12.

What Mrs. Sleet tell Bud about Lefty Lewis?

a)

She told Bud that Lefty was blind in his right eye

b)

She told Bud that Lefty was a redcap

c)

She told Bud that Lefty was her step-father

d)

She told Bud that Lefty saved Scott's life when he was younger

13.

What was a sit-down strike?

a)

When a group of workers kept working regular hours but refused to get paid

b)

When instead of walking in front of the plant with signs, people just sat down at their jobs

c)

When a group of workers alternate every fifteen minutes

d)

When a group of workers marched in the middle of the street

14.

What did the Thug tell Bud he should do?

a)

He told Bud that he should call HEC "daddy"

b)

He told Bud that he should put on a pair of boxing gloves to fight him

c)

He told Bud he should run away from HEC as fast as he can

d)

He told Bud to go down to the police station

15.

What happened when Lefty Lewis pulled up in front of the Log Cabin?

a)

Lefty Lewis went inside with Bud

b)

Lefty Lewis told Bud that HEC didn't get along very well with him

c)

Bud told Lefty that HEC was going to be really mad at him

d)

Bud told Lefty that he needed to go in and talk to HEC himself

16.

What made the Dusky Devastators get really quiet?

a)

When Bud told them he hasn't eaten since last week

b)

When Bud told them that two cops pulled him and Lefty over

c)

When Bud told them that his momma died when she was 26

d)

When Bud told them his suitcase was stuffed with money

17.

What did Steady Eddie ask Bud if he could borrow?

a)

His suitcase

b)

The broom that Bud was using

c)

The line "my eyes don't cry no more"

d)

The book filled with pictures of the Civil War

18.

Why was Bud embarrassed in the beginning of Chapter 15?

a)

He was afraid of the closet

b)

He cried at the Sweet Pea

c)

He didn't like the name of the house

d)

He overslept

19.

What did Bud compare HEC to when he opened the door to the bedroom?

a)

Jackie Robinson

b)

The big, bad wolf

c)

Grand Calloway Station

d)

Frankenstein

20.

Why did Bud apologize to HEC?

a)

He stepped on his foot

b)

He called him a mean old coot

c)

He pointed at him

d)

He claimed he was his father

21.

What is unusual about the Sweet Pea?

a)

The plates are huge

b)

The food is delicious

c)

The customers can select what they want to eat

d)

The Sweet Pea is someone's living room

22.

What did HEC warn Bud not to do while he was at the house?

a)

To not eat all of the food

b)

To not use all of the hot water

c)

To not go snooping around

d)

To not sleep late

23.

Herman E. Calloway's warning not to go snooping around the house reminded Bud of which situation?

a)

The lifeguards warning the kids not to go to the bathroom in the pool

b)

The Home warning the kids not to talk at mealtime

c)

The workers at the mission cutting off the line for food

d)

The librarians warning people not to fall asleep on the books

24.

What does the term "Jack Robinson" mean?

a)

done quickly

b)

used for behavior that is usually shy or awkward

c)

leave someone alone

d)

remarkably easy

25.

What does the term "busting a gut" mean?

a)

remarkably easy

b)

exploding with laughter

c)

emphasizes confusion or a question

d)

being full from eating too much

26.

What does the term "throwing their two cents in" mean?

a)

very quickly

b)

donating money

c)

everyone is in the same situation

d)

giving their opinion

27.

What does the term "stuff our craws" mean?

a)

Leaving them alone

b)

Dying

c)

Eating

d)

Put a lot of clothing on

28.

What does the term "What in Sam Hill?" mean?

a)

run away quickly

b)

to knock unconscious with a fist

c)

To travel to Sam Hill

d)

Emphasizes confusion or a question

29.

What does the term "kiss my wrist" mean?

a)

giving an opinion

b)

used to express that you don't care about a situation

c)

emphasizes confusion or a question

d)

to show affection

30.

To read something quickly and eagerly

a)

gory

b)

devour

c)

ventriloquist

d)

yowls

31.

Lacking culture, refinement, or tact

a)

slew

b)

paltry

c)

loathsome

d)

crude

32.

A negative feeling that becomes worse over a long period of time

a)

loathsome

b)

festering

c)

meddling

d)

dignity

33.

A loud wailing cry, especially one of pain or distress

a)

devour

b)

slew

c)

paltry

d)

yowls

34.

Weighted in favor of one side over another

a)

slew

b)

lopsided

c)

paltry

d)

ventriloquist

35.

A large number of amount of something

a)

gory

b)

paltry

c)

slew

d)

lopsided

36.

To make impure by exposure or addition of a poisonous substance

a)

jam

b)

devour

c)

contaminate

d)

yowl

37.

Bud told the vampire man that he lived in Flint, Michigan.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

The vampire man found Bud in Owosso, Michigan.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Bud couldn't stop thinking about Deza Malone's dimple while under the tree.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Bud was going to walk 220 miles from Flint to Grand Rapids.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Who was the band's saxophone player?

a)

The Thug

b)

Steady Eddie

c)

Doo-Doo Bug

d)

Herman E. Calloway

42.

What city is the Sweet Pea in?

a)

Flint

b)

Owosso

c)

Grand Rapids

d)

Detroit

43.

What surprised Bud about the Sweet Pea?

a)

Everyone ordered the same meal

b)

Everyone got to order their own meal

c)

The waitress was really rude

d)

The band had never been there before

44.

What was the decor in the little dead girl's room?

a)

Unicorns

b)

Horses

c)

Flowers

d)

Rainbows

45.

Who was the biggest bully at the Home?

a)

Billy Burns

b)

Todd Amos

c)

Bugs

d)

Jerry Clark

46.

What type of figurative language is this?


"Woop ... zoop ... sloop ... he soaked the sheets!"

a)

idiom

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

simile

47.

What type of figurative language is this?


"...her high-heeled shoes sounding like little firecrackers going off on the wooden floor."

a)

idiom

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

simile

48.

What type of figurative language is this?


"My momma says these poor kids on the road all alone are like dust in the wind."

a)

idiom

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

simile

49.

What type of figurative language is this?


"Shoot, this ain't no city, this is just another cardboard jungle."

a)

idiom

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

simile

50.

What type of figurative language is this?


"We turned another corner and my heart started jumping around in my stomach."

a)

idiom

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

simile

51.

What type of figurative language is this?


"...the toothpick always stayed dancing just below his mustache."

a)

idiom

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

simile

52.

Which band member was mad about Bud accusing him of being his father?

a)

Herman E. Calloway

b)

Steady Eddie

c)

Mr. Jimmy

d)

The Thug

53.

Which band member asks Bud to help load the car?

a)

Herman E. Calloway

b)

Steady Eddie

c)

Mr. Jimmy

d)

The Thug

54.

Which band member is Bud's favorite?

a)

Herman E. Calloway

b)

Steady Eddie

c)

Mr. Jimmy

d)

The Thug

55.

Which band member convinces Herman to take Bud to the Sweet Pea?

a)

Herman E. Calloway

b)

Steady Eddie

c)

Mr. Jimmy

d)

The Thug

56.

Which band member is the horn player?

a)

Herman E. Calloway

b)

Steady Eddie

c)

Mr. Jimmy

d)

The Thug

57.

Which band member was trying to convince Bud to give his father affection, but Bud was too smart to fall for his tricks?

a)

Herman E. Calloway

b)

Steady Eddie

c)

Mr. Jimmy

d)

The Thug

58.

Which band member borrows Bud's line of "my eyes don't cry no more."

a)

Herman E. Calloway

b)

Steady Eddie

c)

Mr. Jimmy

d)

The Thug