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Bud Not Buddy Final Quiz

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

sealed into brotherhood with Bud by mixing their slobber

a)

Bugs

b)

Toddy

c)

Lefty

d)

Jim

2.

shoved a pencil up Bud’s nose

a)

Bugs

b)

Toddy

c)

Lefty

d)

Jim

3.

3. Bud’s grandfather

a)

Herman E. Calloway

b)

Lefty Lewis

c)

Steady Eddie

d)

Deeds

4.

4. the vocalist(singer)of the band

a)

Deeds

b)

Tyler

c)

Miss Thomas

d)

Angela Janet

5.

5. Bud’s favorite member of the band

a)

Deeds

b)

Jimmy

c)

Steady Eddie

d)

Mr. Calloway

6.

6. Bud’s “pretend family” nickname

a)

Steady Eddie

b)

Bugs

c)

Clarence

d)

Sleepy LaBone

7.

7. locked Bud in a shed

a)

Tyla

b)

Toddy

c)

Mr. and Mrs. Amos

d)

Miss Thomas

8.

8. Bud’s mom

a)

Tyla

b)

Miss Thomas

c)

Kim Sleet

d)

Angela Janet

9.

10. white man who owned The Log Cabin

a)

Sleepy LaBone

b)

Mr. Calloway

c)

Deeds

d)

Mr. Jimmy

10.

11. Bud’s musician name

a)

Steady Eddie

b)

Sleepy LaBone

c)

Clarence

d)

Waterworks Willie

11.

16. Why does Bud think the blood in Lefty's car has been stolen?

a)

Because when Lefty and Bud got into the car the blood was gone

b)

Because someone broke into Lefty's car

c)

Because when the cops pull them over, Bud is asked to slide it under his seat in the car

d)

Because blood is very valuable during this time in history and Bud knew it was missing

12.

17. What does it mean when Miss Thomas tells Bud that he will have "pull his own weight" around Grand Calloway Station?

a)

He will have to help out with the chores and work.

b)

He will have to learn to bench press his own weight.

c)

He will have to pick up things that are the same weight he is.

d)

He had better lose some weight.

13.

18. The writing on the rocks represented...

a)

dates of archaeological dig sites.

b)

somebody's random joke.

c)

ancient hieroglyphics.

d)

the date and place of where it was picked by Herman E. Calloway.

14.

20. 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 passport.

c)

He showed them his birth certificate.

d)

all of the above

15.

23. What restaurant does the band take Bud to?

a)

The Grand Calloway Station

b)

Sweet Pea

c)

The Grand Central Station

d)

Sour Grapes

16.

24. Bud carries a picture of his mother. What is she doing in the picture?

a)

sitting on a horse, crying

b)

holding Bud when he was first born

c)

smiling at a flower

d)

none of the above

17.

25. Why doesn’t Bud want anyone calling him “Buddy”?

a)

Buddy is a dog's name

b)

Buddy is a name when someone is being pretend friendly

c)

Bud's mom insisted he be called Bud.

d)

all of the above

18.

How old is Bud?

a)

8 years old

b)

10 years old

c)

12 years old

d)

14 years old

19.

What gift do the musicians give to Bud?

a)

a guitar

b)

a new suit

c)

a saxophone

d)

a Bible

20.

Why does Bud's mother run away from her family?

a)

She wants to go to college.

b)

Her father is very strict.

c)

Her mother doesn't pay attention to her.

d)

She wants to be an actress.

21.

In what decade does Bud, Not Buddy take place?

a)

1920's

b)

1930's

c)

1940's

d)

1950's

22.

Why does Bud say he'll always remember Deza?

a)

She is his sister

b)

She helped him escape from the Amoses.

c)

She was mean to him

d)

She is the first girl that he kissed

23.

What is the physical setting of Bud, Not Buddy?

a)

Ohio

b)

Indiana

c)

Michigan

d)

Chicago

24.

Why is Herman so sad when he finally realizes who Bud really is?

a)

He does not like children

b)

He does not like Bud

c)

He realizes that he has a grand son but that his daughter has passed away

d)

He does not have enough money to take care of Bud

25.

What frightens Bud about the room he stays in at Mr. Calloway's?

a)

the lamp

b)

the two little closet doors

c)

the black curtains

d)

the photo of Mr. Calloway

26.

What does Rules 28 say "gone" means?

a)

Moved away!

b)

Divorced!

c)

Dead!

d)

Thrown in jail!

27.

What was the only thing that Bud had ever stolen?

a)

Food out of someone's garbage can

b)

A loaf of bread from a bakery

c)

A piece of fruit at a Farmer's Market

d)

Money out of Mr. Mitchell's desk

28.

Mr. Callaway's threat reminds Bud of swimming at the YMCA (public) pool because..

a)

once you are told NOT to do something, you want to do it

b)

Toddy threatened to tell on him about peeing in the pool

c)

Mr. Callaway sounded like the lifeguard

d)

None of these

29.

According to the text, when your "ears are burning" it means...p.188

a)

Someone hit your ear

b)

Someone is talking about you behind your back

c)

Someone prayed for you

d)

Someone lit a match and stuck it to your ear

30.

Steady Eddie gives something to Bud. What is it?

a)

a haircut

b)

another pair of trousers

c)

a blanket

d)

a suitcase

31.

To what does Bud describe Miss Thomas' voice?

a)

a waterfall, falling in the distance

b)

the sun, bursting through gray clouds

c)

a blue bird singing in the morning

d)

a lost soul

32.

What's Bud's attitude about his work?

a)

he convinces someone else to do it.

b)

he ignores it.

c)

he hates it.

d)

he loves it.

33.
After eating at the Sweet Pea they go back to Mr. Calloway's house, which is referred to as ____________ ____________ ______________. 
a)
Home of Grump
b)
The Big House
c)
Grand Calloway Station
d)
The Calloway Estates
34.

Why is the house called Grand Calloway Station?

a)

Because it is made out of an old train car

b)

Because it is where all the musicians from town come to stay

c)

Because so many people came in and out of it for a time, it reminded him of Grand Central Station in New York City

d)

Because it is next to the train station in town

35.

Why is Bud afraid of the closets?

a)

He thinks Frankenstein or a Werewolf will come out of the closet

b)

He thinks vampires live in the closets

c)

He thinks the dead girl is in the closet

d)

He thinks that it is an easy way for Mr. Calloway to get to Bud

36.
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
37.
Miss Thomas and Steady Eddie's saxophone went back and forth like
a)
a swing
b)
a fight
c)
a conversation
d)
a dance
38.
At the bottom of page 215, the metaphor "it's the way of the world" means...
a)
you need to make a difference in the world.
b)
the world keeps turning.
c)
it's just the way things are, accept it. 
d)
you might as well give up. 
39.
On page 206, Eddie says, "We haven't been stiffed yet." This means...
a)
they are not ironed or pressed. 
b)
they are not dead. 
c)
they have never been paid.
d)
they have always been paid. 
40.
What can we infer about Herman from his behavior after hearing about his daughter through Bud? 
a)
We can infer that he was happy, because he danced a jig, as he entered the house. 
b)
We can infer that he was happy because he stumbled and fumbled as if he was smiling. 
c)
We can infer that he was upset, because he stumbled and fumbled as if in shock. 
d)
We can infer that he was shocked, because he stumbled, and fumbled, as if he couldn't deal with the news. 
41.

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

42.

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

43.

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