Bud, Not Buddy - Lesson 12

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Bud, Not Buddy - Lesson 12

Last updated over 1 year ago

6 questions

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from Bud, Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis

I didn’t notice before how funny Mr. Jimmy was. The stories he was telling about traveling around the country with Herman E. Calloway had us all laughing so much that even the nosy people at all the tables near ours quit eating and were busting their guts (1) and throwing their two cents (2) into the stories.…

I’m not sure exactly when it happened, if it was when I was scraping up the last little drops of melted whipped cream or if it was when Miss Thomas’s fingers got to flinging all that magic fairy dust (3), but sometime whilst I was sitting in the Sweet Pea another seed got to sprouting, sometime in that smells-like-heaven place another mighty maple started digging down its roots and grabbing hold.

One second I was laughing my head off and the next second I was feeling very surprised ‘cause something hit me just as hard as Snaggletooth MacNevin had smacked Herman E. Calloway. All of a sudden I knew that of all the places in the world that I’d ever been in this was the one. That of all the people I’d ever met these were the ones. This was where I was supposed to be.

And Herman E. Calloway could kiss my wrist4 if he thought he was gonna scare me out of this. It was gonna take more than a grouchy old bald-headed guy with a tremendous belly to run me out of here.

I was smiling and laughing and busting my gut so much that I got carried away and some rusty old valve squeaked open in me then … woop, zoop, sloop … tears started jumping out of my eyes so hard that I had to cover my face with the big red and white napkin that was on the table.

1 busting their guts: Laughing hard
2 two cents: Opinions
3 magic fairy dust: Light reflecting off Miss Thomas’s rings
4 kiss my wrist: Forget it

Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bud, Not Buddy. Laurel-Leaf Books, 2004, pp. 171–173.

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from Bud, Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis

I didn’t notice before how funny Mr. Jimmy was. The stories he was telling about traveling around the country with Herman E. Calloway had us all laughing so much that even the nosy people at all the tables near ours quit eating and were busting their guts (1) and throwing their two cents (2) into the stories.…

I’m not sure exactly when it happened, if it was when I was scraping up the last little drops of melted whipped cream or if it was when Miss Thomas’s fingers got to flinging all that magic fairy dust (3), but sometime whilst I was sitting in the Sweet Pea another seed got to sprouting, sometime in that smells-like-heaven place another mighty maple started digging down its roots and grabbing hold.

One second I was laughing my head off and the next second I was feeling very surprised ‘cause something hit me just as hard as Snaggletooth MacNevin had smacked Herman E. Calloway. All of a sudden I knew that of all the places in the world that I’d ever been in this was the one. That of all the people I’d ever met these were the ones. This was where I was supposed to be.

And Herman E. Calloway could kiss my wrist4 if he thought he was gonna scare me out of this. It was gonna take more than a grouchy old bald-headed guy with a tremendous belly to run me out of here.

I was smiling and laughing and busting my gut so much that I got carried away and some rusty old valve squeaked open in me then … woop, zoop, sloop … tears started jumping out of my eyes so hard that I had to cover my face with the big red and white napkin that was on the table.

1 busting their guts: Laughing hard
2 two cents: Opinions
3 magic fairy dust: Light reflecting off Miss Thomas’s rings
4 kiss my wrist: Forget it

Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bud, Not Buddy. Laurel-Leaf Books, 2004, pp. 171–173.

Part A: Which best describes Bud’s feelings at the restaurant with the band?

Bud is afraid of Herman E. Calloway

Bud is grateful for such a large meal

Bud is filled with happiness

Bud is uncomfortable and embarrassed

PART B: Which evidence from the passage best supports the answer to PART A?

"even the nosy people at all the tables near ours quit eating"

"I was scraping up the last little drops of melted whipped cream"

I knew that all of the places in the world that I'd ever been in this was the one."

"something hit me just as hard as Snaggletooth MacNevin had smacked Heman E. Calloway."

Part AA: Read the final paragraph in this passage.

“I was smiling and laughing and busting my gut so much that I got carried away and some rusty old valve squeaked open in me then … woop, zoop, sloop … tears started jumping out of my eyes so hard that I had to cover my face with the big red and white napkin that was on the table.”

PART AA: What does the phrase some rusty old valve squeaked open in me suggest about Bud?

He is sharing something that was a secret

He is feeling much older than he really is

He is suddenly overwhelmed with emotion

He is laughing louder than he meant to

PART BB: How do the words rusty and old add to the meaning of the metaphor?

They show that Bud has not felt this way in a long time

They show that Bud is drawing attention to himself

They show that Bud regrets something he said

They show that Bud feels out of place

PART AAA: Which best describes the central idea of this passage?

Once again, Bud knows he must move on to the next place.

At last, Bud is overcome with a strong sense of belonging.

As usualy, Bud's experiences show that money does not matter.

Even with other people, it is still possible to feel alone.

PART BBB: Which piece of evidence best support this idea?

"throwing their two cents into the stories."

"This was where I was supposed to be."

"he was gonna scare me out of this."

"tears started jumping out of my eyes so hard"

Part A: Which best describes Bud’s feelings at the restaurant with the band?

Bud is afraid of Herman E. Calloway

Bud is grateful for such a large meal

Bud is filled with happiness

Bud is uncomfortable and embarrassed

PART B: Which evidence from the passage best supports the answer to PART A?

"even the nosy people at all the tables near ours quit eating"

"I was scraping up the last little drops of melted whipped cream"

I knew that all of the places in the world that I'd ever been in this was the one."

"something hit me just as hard as Snaggletooth MacNevin had smacked Heman E. Calloway."

Part AA: Read the final paragraph in this passage. 

“I was smiling and laughing and busting my gut so much that I got carried away and some rusty old valve squeaked open in me then … woop, zoop, sloop … tears started jumping out of my eyes so hard that I had to cover my face with the big red and white napkin that was on the table.” 

PART AA: What does the phrase some rusty old valve squeaked open in me suggest about Bud?

He is sharing something that was a secret

He is feeling much older than he really is

He is suddenly overwhelmed with emotion

He is laughing louder than he meant to

PART BB: How do the words rusty and old add to the meaning of the metaphor?

They show that Bud has not felt this way in a long time

They show that Bud is drawing attention to himself

They show that Bud regrets something he said

They show that Bud feels out of place

PART AAA: Which best describes the central idea of this passage?

Once again, Bud knows he must move on to the next place.

At last, Bud is overcome with a strong sense of belonging.

As usualy, Bud's experiences show that money does not matter.

Even with other people, it is still possible to feel alone.

PART BBB: Which piece of evidence best support this idea?

"throwing their two cents into the stories."

"This was where I was supposed to be."

"he was gonna scare me out of this."

"tears started jumping out of my eyes so hard"