Bud Not Buddy - Chapters 5-9

What does it means to be "on the lam," as mentioned at the beginning of Chapter 5?

• to have freedom

• to be on the run

• to eat lamb

• to go back home

Where does Bud decide to head after escaping the Amoses?

• the school

• the mission

• back to the home

• the library

How did Bud get breakfast at the mission?

• He snuck in.

• He was moved to the front of the line.

• A family pretended he was their son.

• Mrs. Hill worked there and fixed him a plate.

What did Bud's pretend mama put in his oatmeal?

• brown sugar

• milk

• butter

• cinnamon

Bugs whispered, “Shoot, this ain’t no city, this is just another cardboard jungle.” What type of figurative language is used in this passage?

• simile

• idiom

• metaphor

• personification

My momma says these poor kids on the road all alone are like dust in the wind. But I guess you’re different, aren’t you, Bud? I guess you sort of carry your family around inside of you, huh?

What does Deza most likely mean in this passage?

• Bud is just like all poor kids that are lost in the woods.

• Bud is not really alone because his family is in his heart.

• Bud is out to find his family just like many people

• Bud is poor because he carries his family around in his suitcase.

“Shucks, I’m not all that young, I’m going to be eleven on November fourteenth, and I’m not skinny, I’m wiry.”

Based on this passage, what is the best definition for the underlined word wiry?

• slender yet strong

• overweight

• sickly

• energetic and loud

When Deza smiled a little dimple jumped up in her brown cheek.

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

• personification

Why did Bud like Civil War books?

• He liked reading anything on history.

• He had a relative that fought in the Civil War.

• They had the best gory pictures.

• The smell of the book was a reminder of his mother reading books to him.

Why did Bud say ideas are like seeds?

• They start real small and grow bigger than you ever thought they could.

• You have to dig a hole before they can get started.

• They don't grow unless you care for them.

• None of the answers are correct.