Chapters 5 and 6 Comprehension Questions

1. How does Bud feel about “being on the lam”?  Provide evidence from the text to support your answer.

2. What does Bud think about the way his mother looks in the picture he carries of her?

3. How did Bud’s mother feel about the name Bud? What was her intention for naming him Bud?

4. What do you think Bud’s mother meant when she told him, “When one door closes, don’t worry, because another door opens”?

5. Describe how Bud’s pretend momma and daddy treat him.  Provide evidence from the text to support your answer.

6. How do the people in line feel about the rich, white family in the picture that hangs over the mission building?  Provide evidence from the text to support your answer.

7. How do you think Bud feels as he watches his pretend family walk away without him. Explain: why do you think he feels this way?

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8. List all of the items we know that are in Bud's suitcase.

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9. List the four things Momma tells Bud.