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Bud, Not Buddy Quiz 1
Multiple Choice 1pt each
1. What was the last name of Bud’s foster family?
A. Clark
B. Caldwell
C. Amos
2. How old is Bud?
A. 6
B. 10
C. 11
3. What time period does Bud, Not Buddy take place in?
A. The Roaring Twenties
B. The Cold War
C. The Great Depression
4. What name did Bud’s fake family call him at the Mission?
A. Clarence
B. Buddy
C. Jasper
5. Where do Bud and Bugs go to try and catch a train?
A. The train station
B. Hooperville
C. Hooverville
Extended-Response Questions 5 pts each
6. What is Bud’s evidence that Herman E. Calloway is his father?
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Bud, Not Buddy Quiz
Multiple Choice 1pt each
1. How long would it take to walk from Flint, MI to Grand Rapids, MI?
A. 24 hours
B. 48 hours
C. 36 hours
2. What supernatural creature does Bud mistake Lefty Lewis for?
A. werewolf
B. vampire
C. zombie
3. How do you end a sentence on a telegram?
A. PERIOD
B. END
C. STOP
4. What is Lefty Lewis’s profession?
A. labor organizer
B. Pullman porter
C. train conductor
5. What is the best restaurant in Grand Rapids, MI?
A. the Tasty Shack
B. the Sweet Pea
C. the Great Depression Diner
Extended-Response Questions 5 pts each
6. What is the significance of the labor organizer fliers that Lefty Lewis had
printed in Flint?
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Bud, Not Buddy Quiz
Multiple Choice 1pt each
1. Who convinces Herman E. Calloway to let Bud stay with the band?
A. Mr. Jimmy
B. Steady Eddie
C. Miss Thomas
2. What is the name of Herman E. Calloway’s home?
A. the Sweet Pea
B. Grand Calloway Station
C. the Log Cabin
3. Who’s bedroom does Bud sleep in?
A. Miss Thomas
B. Miss B. Gotten
C. Angela Janet Calloway
4. What is Bud’s jazz nickname in the band?
A. Waterworks Willy
B. Sleepy LaBone
C. Bud-not-buddy
5. What instrument does Bud learn to play?
A. the alto saxophone
B. the tenor saxophone
C. the flute
Extended-Response Questions 5 pts each
6. Why does Herman E. Calloway react the way he does when he learns who
Bud’s mother is?
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Bud, Not Buddy Suitcase
Directions: In Bud, Not Buddy, Bud always carries his suitcase with
him. In the suitcase, he has his most prized possessions such as his
blanket, a photograph of his mother, and pictures of Herman E.
Calloway and the Dusky Devastators of the Depression. If you went
on a journey like Bud does, what five things would you bring with
you? Draw these items in the suitcase and on the back of this paper
write 2-3 sentences for each item explaining why it’s important and
belongs in your suitcase.
Name: __________________
Bud, Not Buddy Activity 2
“Rules and Things to Have a Funner
Life and Make a Better Liar Out of
Yourself”
Directions: Choose 5 of Bud’s rules and list them below. Write a
paragraph for each explaining why you agree or disagree with
each rule.
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