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WorksheetsBud, Not Buddy Chapters 16-19
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
What is the Loudean?
The car
The house
The recorder
The saxaphone
How does he get his nickname?
From Mr. Calloway and Mrs. Thomas
For sleeping until noon and having skinny legs
What figurative language is this....
The Thug made his drum sticks sound like soft rain.
simile
metaphor
personification
idiom
What kind of figurative language is....
Steady Eddie's toothpick was jumping right along....
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
What did Herman E. Calloway do after Bud said his mom's name?
He locked himself up in his room
He went for a drive in the Packard
He started asking Bud a lot of questions about his mom
What was Mr. C doing when Bud saw him in the room?
He was crying.
He was screaming at Bud.
He was sleeping.
He was dead.
What did Bud do to prove to them that Angela Calloway was his mother
He showed them a picture of his mother
He showed them his birth certificate
He showed them his passport
Bud finds out that the little girl's room where he slept is ____________________.
his mother's old room
his sister's room
his grandmother's room
a ghost's room
Why didn't Herman E. Calloway ever call Bud's mother?
He was angry at his daughter
He didn't want to ruin his daughter's happiness
She ran away, and he didn't know where she was
What dream did Herman E. Calloway have for his daughter?
He wanted her to go to college and become a teacher
He wanted her to open her own restaurant
He wanted her to sing with his band
What instrument did the band give to Bud?
A trumpet
A guitar
A saxophone
A pencil
What did Bud give to Herman E. Calloway?
The picture of his mom
The bag of rocks and the flyers
His blanket
His suitcase
What else was special about the new photo of Bud's mom?
Her eyes followed you no matter if you moved.
She was smiling.
Her head looked like it was in the clouds.
All of the above.
What does Bud notice about his clothes when he wakes up the next day?
He noticed that the clothes that his was wearing were gone, and a brand new set of clothes in just the right size were waiting for him
He noticed that his clothes were scattered all over the floor
He noticed that his clothes were hanging up in the closet that Herman had locked the night before
He noticed that his clothes were all folded up in a neat pile
What did Herman E. Calloway require of everyone in his band?
Every band member had to do ten push ups before every show
Every band member had to go to Church on Sundays
Every band member had to practice for two hours a day
All of the above
Steady Eddie told Bud that HEC always had what in the band?
HEC always had one white person in the band
HEC always had an even number of black people and white people in the band
HEC always had one black person in the band
Why did HEC put the deed for the Log Cabin in Dirty Deed's name?
HEC knew that he was in very poor health, and Dirty Deed was like a son to him
HEC didn't want the bank to be able to take the deed away from him if he couldn't make the payments on the loan
Dirty Deed's father lent HEC a very large sum of money
It was against the law for black people to own land out where the Log Cabin was
What happened on the way back to Grand Rapids?
Bud went alone in the Packard with Herman E. Calloway
The Packard got a flat tire
The guys in the band accidentally left Bud behind at a gas station
Herman E. Calloway was pulled over by a policeman
What did Herman E. Calloway have in the glove box of the Packard?
A bag filled with candy
A pair of gloves, a hat, and a pair of sunglasses
Some rocks with writing on them
A picture of a little girl reading a book
Mr. Jimmy tells Bud that Herman E. Calloway might be....
Bud's father
Bud's grandfather
Bud's cousin
Bud's uncle
What did Bud realize about the little dead girl's room?
He realized that he was sleeping in his momma's old room
He realized that every time he walked into the room, he felt a draft
He realized that the room always seemed to be freezing cold even though it was summer time
He realized that beneath the rug in the room, there was a little door in the floor that led to a secret passageway
Why hadn't Herman E. Calloway ever visited Bud and his momma in Flint?
Bud's momma told HEC that she didn't want him to come anywhere near her
Mr. Calloway was very angry at Bud's momma and he told Bud's momma that he wasn't going to speak to her until she went to college
Mr. Calloway didn't know about Bud and he didn't know where Bud's momma was
Mr. Calloway had always meant to visit Bud and Bud's momma, but he was always so busy with the band
What problem did Miss Thomas tell Bud that they had?
The problem was that Bud's grandfather was beginning to forget a lot of things. Because Bud's grandfather was so forgetful, he might not know who Bud is one day
The problem was that the people at the Home were saying that Bud had first started living at the Home when Bud was two years old, not six years old
The problem was that Miss Thomas and Bud's grandfather weren't sure if the state of Michigan was going to allow Bud to live with Bud's grandfather because he was very sick
The problem was that Miss Thomas and Bud's grandfather had just found out that Bud's momma had died, and the hurt was brand new for them
What did Bud's momma ask her daddy to bring her back from Chicago when she was a little girl?
A little piano
A new doll
A rock
A flower
What did Bud decide to do with the stones he had been carrying around for so long in a tobacco pouch?
Bud decided to dig a hole in Herman E. Calloway's backyard and bury the stones
Bud decided to hide the stones somewhere where Herman E. Calloway wouldn't be able to find them
Bud decided to toss the stones into a river
Bud decided to keep the stone that had Flint on it and put the rest of the stones in Herman E. Calloway's room
What is an item in bud's suitcase?
book
flyers
pencil
toy car
Why does Mr. C always look out into the audience before performing?
To see how big the crowd is
To see if his daughter is in the crowd
To see if there is enough room for dancing
What did Bud do after he counted to 10?
He unpacked his suitcase.
He blew on his new saxophone.
He punched his grandfather in the nose.
Why is Dirty Deed important?
He was the only white member of the band.
He played the harmonica.
He was a strong man.
He had a good sense of humor.
What instrument does Bud begin to play at the end of the novel?
A trumpet
The piano
A saxophone
A clarinet
How does Mr. Calloway respond when Bud shows him his collection of rocks?
He responds by feeling excited and shares their stories with Bud.
He responds by getting very angry and accuses Bud of stealing them from the little girls room.
He responds by crying because he realizes right away that he must be his grandson.
What gift does Bud get from Steady Eddie in chapter 19?
A baby-size saxophone
A drum set
A new pair of pants
A picture of his mother when she was his age
Why must there always be at least one white person in the band?
Back in the 1930s it was against the law for a black person to own property, so a white person in the band needed to put the house in their name.
Herman E Calloway wanted to make sure the band had diversity, so he made sure at least one band member was white.
Herman E Calloway believed white people were talented piano players.
