WorksheetsBud, Not Buddy chapter 1-11
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 27mins
Who is the narrator of the story?
Bud Caldwell
Todd Amos
Christopher Paul Curtis
What state does this story take place?
Montana
Texas
Michigan
California
How old was Bud?
10
17
8
2
Where was Bud living as the novel began?
He was living with his father
He was living with his mother
He was living with his uncle
He was living in a home for orphaned children
Why is the Blue Flyer especially important?
It is the only flyer advertising a performance in Flint that his mother looked at many times
It was the last thing his mother gave him
It is the only one in color
It holds the only picture of his dad
What does the word Depression mean in this story (The Great Depression)?
When you are really sad about something
a time when the economy is very weak
What happened to Bud's mother? How old was he when it happened?
Bud's mother died when he was 10 years old.
Bud's mother joined the "Dusky Devastators of the Depression" when he was 6 years old.
Bud's mother died when he was 6 years old.
Bud's mother joined the "Dusky Devastators of the Depression" when he was 10 years old.
4. "You little cur, what have you done to Toddy?" In this sentence the word cur means:
cute child
cuddly furry friend
a coward or misbehaving child
a playful child
8. "He who laughs last, laughs best" is one of Bud's favorite sayings. This idiom means:
It's important to be happy.
It's important to help others.
There is satisfaction in revenge.
There is always a funny joke to tell.
9. Place the following events in correct chronological order: A.) Bud lives at the orphanage. B.) Bud goes to live with the Amoses. C.) Bud's mama dies. D.) Bud is locked in the shed at his foster home.
B, A, C, D
D, A, B, C
C, A, D, B
C, A, B, D
10. Why does Bud keep a blanket in his suitcase?
It was his baby blanket and is a sense of security for him.
It was important to have because he never knew where he might be sleeping.
It was a quilt made by his mother.
It was given to him by his first foster parents.
18. Bud's revenge plan included stealing the shotgun.
True
False
What does Bud keep all of his belongings in?
a bag
suitcase
backpack
Bud thinks his dad is a famous musician
True
False
How does Bud get revenge on Todd?
He puts a fish head in his bed.
He makes Todd wet the bed.
He sets a fire in the shed.
He steals their money.
What was Bud's fake name that he used at the Mission?
Buddy
Bugs
Clarence
Herman
True or False: Bud gets on the Train to California.
True
False
Bud decided to walk to ________.
Flint
Hooverville
Grand Rapids
Who does Bud have his first kiss with?
Clarencia
Hoover
Deza
Deena
True or False: The librarian remembered Bud as a child with his mother.
True
False
Where does Todd stick the pencil?
In Bud's suitcase
In Bud's bed
In Bud's nose
Why did Bud fill the jar with water at the Amos's house?
He was very thirsty.
He wanted to make pasta.
He wanted to clean his suitcase.
He wanted to make Todd Pee in the bed.
Who was Clarence?
a boy at the mission
a boy from the home
Bud's foster brother
Bud
What does Bud describe when he says, "...it feels like you're walking into a cellar on a hot July day, even if you have to walk up a bunch of stairs to get into it."
When Bud walks down into a cellar.
When Bud walks into the library.
When Bud goes into the bottom floor of the Home.
Bud likes to look at books about...
...maps so he can know how far every city is from Flint.
...the Civil War because it has the goriest pictures!
...puppies and kittens because they are so cute!
...ocean life, he had never seen the ocean and would love to go!
The word puny means
small and weak
stinky
tangled, woven mess
boisterous and brilliant
Segregation makes an appearance in the Hooverville outside Flint, Michigan. Was it by choice or by law?
Choice. There aren't laws in Hoovervilles necessarily.
Choice. The white family with the sick baby did not want to accept help from African-Americans because of the color of their skin. They sat apart from the others because of their choice, not because of a law.
Law. Everything was segregated back then. Even shanty towns.
Law. If the water fountains in a town are segregated it is safe to assume that everything else will be segregated, too.
We see some figurative language in Chapter 8 when Deza declares her mother says that, "these poor kids on the road are like dust in the wind.." What this really means is:
The children do not have a place to bathe so they are just dirty.
The children are so skinny they blow over easy.
The children like that pop song "Dust in the Wind" by Kansas.
The children are not care for properly and have no home to shelter them. They just move from place to place without a real end point, a real safe place.
What is the main conflict that Bud faces in Chapters 9-10?
belonging to a group
making friends
learning to read
getting to Grand Rapids
After reading Chapter 10, one can conclude...
Bud won't get very far driving the man's car.
Bugs and Bud will travel together.
Bud will go back home.
Bud will go back and pick up the man.l
