Chapters 9 & 10 

1. Why do you think Mr. Lewis stops to help Bud when so many cars passed without stopping for him.

2. Why does Bud lie to Mr. Lewis and tell him that he is from Grand Rapids?

3. According to Bud’s rule number 87, what does it really mean when adults tell you they need help with a problem?

4. Why do you think Bud ducks into the bushes when a car passes?

5.  How does the idea that Herman E. Calloway is Bud’s father blossom?

6. Why does Bud think ideas are like trees?

7. Why do you think the librarian is so nice to Bud?

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