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Bud, Not Buddy

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
 Why did Bud insist that Jerry was going to a better place than where he was going?
a)
because there were girls rather than boys at the home
b)
because the family had no children
c)
because the family was rich
d)
because the family had dogs to play with
2.
What is the genre for this book?
a)
fantasy
b)
nonfiction
c)
historical fiction
d)
fable
3.
Who is Clarence
a)
a man who plays in the band
b)
a stranger Bud met
c)
the name given to Bud by the family in the breakfast line
d)
the man who worked n the railroad
4.
Where did Bud go after breakfast?
a)
the home
b)
the library
c)
the park
d)
his old house
5.
What happened to Ms. Hill
a)
she died
b)
she got married
c)
she never existed
d)
she got on the train to Grand Rapids
6.
Who found Bud asleep under the tree?
a)
Bugs
b)
Miss Hill
c)
Mr. Amos
d)
Jerry
7.
What was the name of the town found by Bud and Bugs?
a)
Grand Rapids
b)
Flint
c)
Hooverville
d)
Chicago
8.
What does Bud do for the first time with Deza Malone
a)
shoot a gun
b)
kiss a girl
c)
jump on a train
d)
steal food
9.
What happened to Bugs?
a)
he fell into a pond
b)
he jumped on the train
c)
he went to jail
d)
he never existed
10.
How many restaurants has Bud eaten at before he had dinner at the Sweet Pea?
a)
3
b)
5
c)
d)
0
11.
Who is Miss Thomas
a)
Herman Calloway's wife
b)
the waitress at the resturant
c)
the singer for the band
d)
steady Eddie's mom
12.
What did Steady Eddie always have in his mouth?
a)
cigarrette
b)
candy
c)
gum
d)
toothpick
13.
Why did Bud start crying at the end of chapter 14?
a)
he was scared of Herman E. Calloway
b)
He knew he was finally home
c)
The police had finally found him
d)
He wanted Miss Thomas to be his new mother
14.
What was the name of the house Bud stayed in with Mr. Calloway?
a)
Calloway Plantation
b)
Grand Calloway Station
c)
Grand Central Station
d)
Miss Thomas Inn
15.
What did Steady Eddie give Bud to use?
a)
new suitcase
b)
new clothes
c)
toothbrush
d)
plane ticket
16.
What did Miss Thomas say they were going to do with him?
a)
send him back to the orphanage
b)
take him to the police
c)
help him find his real dad
d)
let him stay with them
17.
How did Lefty Lewis get a message to Herman E. Calloway about Bud?
a)
phone call
b)
telegram
c)
messenger pigeon
d)
letter in the mail
18.
What was in the box that Lefty told Bud to hide under the seat?
a)
a loaded gun
b)
a piece of gum
c)
flyers for union organizers
d)
a case of coca cola
19.
What is the name of the restarant the band guy's want to take Bud to for dinner?
a)
McAllister's
b)
Sweet Pea
c)
Sweet June
d)
McDonald's
20.
Which one of the guys was Bud's favorite?
a)
Mr. Jimmy
b)
The Thug
c)
Doo-Doo Bug
d)
Steady Eddie
21.

Bud's name is special because...

a)

it is a shortened version of Buddy.

b)

his mother gave it to him.

c)

he is named after his father.

d)

they changed it when he was sent to the Home.

22.

What was Angela and Herman's relationship like?

a)

Her father was very strict and had high expectations for her.

b)

They were like two peas in a pod.

c)

They were inseparable until the day Angela died.

d)

They loved to play in the band together.

23.

When one door closes, another door opens is

a)

not in the story.

b)

Herman's favorite expression.

c)

advice from Ms. Thomas.

d)

Bud's mother's advice.

24.

A comparison using 'like' or 'as' is a

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

onomatopoeia

25.

What was on the flyers that Bud kept in his suitcase?

a)

A picture of his mother.

b)

An advertisement for Herman E. Calloway's band.

c)

A sign from his favorite restaurant.

d)

His mom's favorite band.

26.

Bud created his list of rules to help people to have more fun and become better...

a)

listeners

b)

friends

c)

liars

d)

people

27.

Bugs leaves the Hooverville to go out west...

a)

by foot.

b)

on a train.

c)

with Miss Hill.

d)

with Deza Malone.

28.

What surprised Bud about Herman's appearance?

a)

He looked old.

b)

He was really skinny like Bud.

c)

He had long hair.

d)

He was very short.

29.

Who stuck a pencil up Bud's nose?

a)

Herman E. Calloway

b)

Todd

c)

Bugs

d)

Deza

30.

What time in history does the story take place?

a)

The Great Depression

b)

The American Revolution

c)

The Civil War

d)

The Cold War

31.

What did Bud think the hornets nest in the shed was?

a)

A vampire bat

b)

A monster

c)

Todd

d)

A ghost

32.

What was written on the rocks?

a)

dates and cities

b)

names of people

c)

painted pictures

d)

funny sayings

33.

What does the word alias mean?

a)

thankful

b)

a false or assumed name

c)

alien

d)

to express regret

34.

What does apologize mean?

a)

thankful

b)

express regret for having done something wrong

c)

to get even

d)

to approve of something

35.

During the Great Depression .......

a)

everyone had jobs and made lots of money.

b)

businesses closed, people lost their jobs, and their homes.

c)

nothing happened.

d)

banks opened and gave away a lot of money.

36.

What does appreciative mean?

a)

thankful

b)

to get even

c)

an opinion of a person

d)

a group of employees who bargain

37.

In Bud, Not Buddy what is a Mission?

a)

an institution that cares for orphans

b)

a group of employees who bargain for changes in their job

c)

a discount store

d)

a place run by a church to provide food and shelter

38.

What is an orphanage?

a)

a place run by a church to provide food and shelter

b)

a group of people related by blood or marriage

c)

a period of time when businesses failed and jobs were lost

d)

an institution for the care of children who have no parents

39.

What does the word reputation mean?

a)

a false or assumed name

b)

a relative

c)

what the people think about a person

d)

the act of getting even

40.

What does the word revenge mean?

a)

a relative

b)

to pay back or get even

c)

thankful

d)

to express regret

41.

What is a union?

a)

a false or assumed name

b)

an institution for the care of children who have no parents

c)

a place run by a church to provide food and shelter

d)

a group of employees that bargain with their employer for changes to their jobs

42.

What medical condition did Todd Amos have?

a)

He had the Flu

b)

He had Chronic Bronchitis

c)

He had asthma.

d)

He had Hypertension.

43.

How did Bud escape the shed?

a)

He jumped on a woodpile and jerked the handles of the window so that it opened.

b)

He used a bat to crack the window and he crawled out

c)

He kicked down the door

d)

He scraped the newspaper off the door

44.

Why did Mr. and Mrs. Amos lock Bud up in their shed overnight?

a)

So he wouldn't escape

b)

So they can steal his items out of his suitcase.

c)

They feared Bud would try and hurt one of them while they slept.

d)

They didn't want him to pee in the bed.

45.

In what way did Bud get his revenge on Todd?

a)

Bud stuck a pencil down his nose.

b)

Bud poured a jar of warm water over Todd's pants while he was asleep so that Todd wet his bed

c)

Bud punched him in eye

d)

Bud stuck a pencil down his nose and poured a jar or warm water over Todd's pants while he was asleep.

46.
What does Bud pretend he is doing with the mop?
a)
He's cleaning
b)
he's part of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
c)
He's dancing with someone.
d)
He's playing the guitar
47.
What type of figurative language is the following phrase:
"Or it seemed like he was the thunder, soft and far away..."
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
48.
What type of figurative language is the following phrase:
"his toothpick jumping right along with his fingers."
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
49.

What did Herman E. Calloway do after Bud said his mom's name?

a)

He locked himself up in his room

b)

He went for a drive in the Packard

c)

He started asking Bud a lot of questions about his mom

50.

What did Bud do to prove to them that Angela Calloway was his mother

a)

He showed them a picture of his mother

b)

He showed them his birth certificate

c)

He showed them his passport

51.

Bud finds out that the little girl's room where he slept is ____________________.

a)

his mother's old room

b)

his sister's room

c)

his grandmother's room

d)

a ghost's room

52.

Why didn't Herman E. Calloway ever call Bud's mother?

a)

He was angry at his daughter

b)

He didn't want to ruin his daughter's happiness

c)

She ran away, and he didn't know where she was

53.

What dream did Herman E. Calloway have for his daughter?

a)

He wanted her to go to college and become a teacher

b)

He wanted her to open her own restaurant

c)

He wanted her to sing with his band

54.

Why does Mr. C always look out into the audience before performing?

a)

To see how big the crowd is

b)

To see if his daughter is in the crowd

c)

To see if there is enough room for dancing

55.

What did Bud give to Herman E. Calloway?

a)

The picture of his mom

b)

The bag of rocks and the flyers

c)

His blanket

d)

His suitcase