Bud, Not Buddy - Quiz #3

What is the main idea of this excerpt from your novel? (Page 41) -  15 pts. Everything moved very, very fast when Momma was near, she was like a tornado, never resting, always looking around us, never standing still. The only time stuff didn’t blow around when she was near was when she’d squeeze my arms and tell me things over and over and over and over.

What is the main idea of this excerpt from your novel? (Page 41) -  15 pts. She’d tell me, “Especially don’t you ever let anyone call you Buddy, I may have some problems but being stupid isn’t one of them, I would’ve added that DY onto the end of your name if I intended for it to be there. I knew what I was doing. Buddy is a dog’s name or a name that someone’s going to use on you if they’re being false-friendly. Your name is Bud, period.

What is the main idea of this excerpt from your novel? (Page 80 ) - 15 pts.I 'd learned that it was best to be asleep before Momma finished the story because if she got done and I was still awake, she'd always tell me what the story was about. I never told Momma, but that always ruint the fun of the story. Shucks, here I was thinking I was just hearing something funny about a fox or a dog and Momma spoilt it by telling me they were really lessons about not being greedy or wishing for things you couldn't have.

What is the main idea of this excerpt from your novel? (page 115) - 7 pts. I kept my eyes closed and smiled. I knew I was going to be safe, because I’d never heard of a vampire that could drive a car and I’d never seen one that had such a good sense of humor. Besides, I kept my jackknife open under my leg and he looked like he’d believe me when I told him it was made out of real silver, even though it probably wasn’t.

• A.

  Bud relaxed and wasn’t scared of Lefty Lewis any more

• B.

  Lefty Lewis knew Bud would kill him if he had to.

• C.

  Bud went to sleep, but he was still scared.

Read pages 118-119 in your novel. Write a summary. 20 pts.Remember 3-5 sentences. A little bit from the beginning, middle and end.

Read pages 90-91 in your novel. Write a summary. 20 pts.Remember 3-5 sentences. A little bit from the beginning, middle and end.

Read Chapter 4, pages 31-35. Choose the best summary. 8 pts.

• A.

  Bud went back into the house to get his suitcase. He picked up the shotgun and put it outside in case they woke up, they wouldn’t be able to find it right away. Then he took a glass of water into Todd’s bedroom. He put Todd’s fingers in the glass to try to get him to pee, but he ended up pouring it onto Todd and his bed.

• B.

  Bud went back into the house to get his suitcase and saw the gun. He thought about getting revenge on the Amos family, even putting the gun in Todd’s nose. He aimed the gun at the stove and pretended to shoot it. He lowered the gun and decided it was just too dangerous.

• C.

  Bud went back for his suit case, but found the gun. He unlocked the back door so he could make a quick getaway after coming in through the window. He thought about how might get revenge. He went through the cupboards looking for a jelly jar.