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Bud, Not Buddy
by
Christopher Paul Curtis
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Summary
Chapter Summaries
Chapter 1 Summary
Chapter 2 Summary
Chapter 3 Summary
Chapter 4 Summary
Chapter 5 Summary
Chapter 6 Summary
Chapter 7 Summary
Chapter 8 Summary
Chapter 9 Summary
Chapter 10 Summary
Chapter 11 Summary
Chapter 12 Summary
Chapter 13 Summary
Chapter 14 Summary
Chapter 15 Summary
Chapter 16 Summary
Chapter 17 Summary
Chapter 18 Summary
Chapter 19 Summary
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Themes
Characters
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Style, Form, and Literary Elements
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Bud, Not Buddy Questions and Answers
In Bud, Not Buddy, how does Bud change over the course of the story?
What are the five special rocks Bud always keeps with him in Bud, Not Buddy?
What are the five main events that happen in Bud, Not Buddy?
What is the problem and the solution in Bud, Not Buddy, by Christopher Paul Curtis?
Why did Bud's mom die in Bud, Not Buddy?
What did Bud carry in his suitcase and why were those items important to him?
In Bud, Not Buddy, how does Bud's ability to cope with a new environment change after spending the night in the Amoses' shed?
Who is Bud's father?
In "Bud, Not Buddy", did Bud find his father and what was his name?
What is the conflict, rising action, and climax in Bud, Not Buddy?
In Bud, Not Buddy, what did Bud do to Todd and why did he do it?
Describe the Hooverville that Bud visits in the novel Bud, Not Buddy.
In Chapter 5 of Bud, Not Buddy, Bud's mother discusses the opening and closing of doors. How does this metaphor relate to Bud's life?
What major event(s) happened in the beginning, the middle, and the end?P What very important events happened throughout the story? What is a summary for Bud, Not Buddy?
What figurative language is shown in chapter 6 of Bud, Not Buddy?
What are five rules to survive and five rules to thrive in Bud, Not Buddy?
What kind of figurative language does Christopher Paul Curtis use to describe the band's musical abilities in Bud, Not Buddy?
In the first five chapters of Bud, Not Buddy, where is Bud's mother mentioned?
What is the evidence of Bud never giving up in Bud, Not Buddy?
What life lesson does Bud learn in Bud, Not Buddy?
What were the four things his mom used to always talk to bud about in Chapters 4-8 of Bud, Not Buddy?
What are the names off all the band members in Bud, Not Buddy?
Where did Bud go when he left the Amos's home?
Identify three moments in chapter 14 of Bud, Not Buddy that show Bud’s life changing from surviving to thriving. Justify your answer with evidence from the text.
What are Bud's rules in Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis? Why does Bud have these rules? What do the rules tell you about Bud's character?
Why does Bud think that the man in the flyer is his father in Bud, Not Buddy?
What does Bud think about the way his mother looks in the picture he carries of her in Bud, Not Buddy?
In Bud, Not Buddy, how are the characters Bud and Herman similar?
Bud meets many homeless people in Hooverville. What evidence is there that racism exists among them?
How did bugs rig the coin toss? In the book Bud, Not Buddy, how did Bugs rig the coin toss?
Explain why Bud says that "ideas are like seeds." Why does Bud say this?
In Bud, Not Buddy, when Bud sits in a good restaurant with Herman Calloway's band laughing and talking, he can't stop crying. Why?
Explain one of the obstacles Bud faces in Bud, Not Buddy.
Why does Bud escape from the shed in Christopher Paul Curtis's Bud, Not Buddy?
What is rule 328 in Bud, Not Buddy?
Why does Bud always introduce himself as Bud, not Buddy?
In Bud, not Buddy, what brand of pencil does Todd push up Buddy's nose?
Who are the five people who helped Bud throughout the book?
In Bud, Not Buddy, why is Lefty Lewis worried that he and Bud are out late at night in Owosso, Michigan?
What are some of Bud's weaknesses in Bud, Not Buddy?
What is the Home in Bud, Not Buddy, and who stays there? Why does Bud not want to go back there?
How did public officials respond to the Hoovervilles in Bud, Not Buddy?
Why do Bud's eyes not cry anymore?
What did Todd tell Bud was in the shed in the story Bud, Not Buddy?
How did Bud react when faced with adversity throughout the novel Bud, Not Buddy?
In Bud, Not Buddy why did the people in the food line pretend that Bud's name was Clarence?
In Bud, Not Buddy, what is the main theme the author is trying to convey?
How is the story's main problem finally solved in Bud, Not Buddy?
What are four rules that those at the mission have to follow in Bud, Not Buddy?
Why did Bud keep rocks in his tattered suitcase in Bud, Not Buddy?