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Study Guide for “Vocabulary for Literature” Test

Date of Test:______

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·  All of your Cornell Notes and Activities

·  Your Puzzle Piece Packet with Bud, Not Buddy Comprehension questions

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1. Draw a picture to represent Author’s Purpose:
2. Explain your picture:
3. What’s the author’s purpose for writing this piece?
Off the coast of Alaska, molten rock rises through cracks in the floor of the Pacific Ocean. This superheated material known as magma oozes like toothpaste squeezed from a tube. Stretching, grumbling, and erupting, the earth slowly builds a new island.
4. What’s the author’s purpose for writing this piece?
Mia rushed home and threw open the front door. Her mother whirled around, surprised
that Mia was home from school so early. “I won first place in the art contest!” she said
with pride.
Though Mia had been working eagerly on her art submission for weeks, her mother wasn’t
sure what the project involved. “That’s wonderful, Mia! What was the subject of your art
project?” her mother asked.
Grinning from ear to ear, Mia handed over her artwork. It was a portrait of her mother.
5. What’s the author’s purpose for writing this piece?
You will not want to miss this celebration for the opening of your new neighborhood
bookstore! Conveniently located at 2289 Main Street, The Book Nook is within walking
distance of schools and many homes and businesses. Come check out The Book Nook
on Saturday!
6. Draw a picture to represent Flashback:
7. Explain your picture:
8. Draw a picture to represent Foreshadowing:
9. Explain your picture:
10. Identify each paragraph as either Flashback or Foreshadowing:
A.  ______The carefree boy sailed toward the distant shore, unaware of the dark clouds forming behind him. He whistled his favorite tune and thought about the fun day he had planned on the island.
B.  ______Sue loved Jason. As she accepted his proposal, she decided to ignore the nagging voice in her head that suggested that perhaps he was too good to be true.
C.  ______The day of the race had finally arrived. Ken stood nervously waiting to begin. It was only ten months ago he had been in a terrible car accident. For a moment, he thought back to sitting behind the wheel of his truck and the rain hitting his windshield. Then everything went black. Suddenly, the pop of the starter gun jolted him back to reality.
D.  ______As I walked onto the stage to receive my diploma, I remembered the day I first set eyes on the University’s campus. It was a sunny, clear, and bright—just like my future.
11. What’s the difference between Direct Characterization and Indirect Characterization?
12. Identify each sentence as either Direct or Indirect:
A.  ______My cousin’s hands were shaking and her palms were sweaty when she walked on stage.
B.  ______Arnold is clumsy.
C.  ______Tom is the bravest person in my family; he never looks scared.
D.  ______When she walked into the room, everyone was mesmerized by her wavy blonde hair and bright smile.
13. Draw a picture to represent First Person Point of View. Then explain it.
14. Draw a picture to represent Third Person Limited Point of View. Then explain it.
15. Draw a picture to represent Third Person Omniscient Point of View. Then explain it.
16. What’s the point of view of this passage?
Leslie sat in front of Paul. She had two long, brown pigtails that reached all the way down to her waist. Paul saw those pigtails, and a terrible urge came over him. He wanted to pull a pigtail. He wanted to wrap his fist around it, feel the hair between his fingers, and just yank. He thought it would be fun to tie the pigtails together, or better yet, tie them to her chair. But most of all, he just wanted to pull one.
17. What’s the point of view of this passage?
They found themselves in bed and watching, by the dim light from the night-light, the rest of Mary Poppin’s unpacking being performed. From the carpet bag she took out seven flannel nightgowns, four cotton ones, a pair of boots, a set of dominoes, two bathing-caps and a postcard album. Jane and Michael sat hugging themselves and watching. It was all so surprising that they could find nothing to say. But they knew, both of them, that something strange and wonderful had happened at Number Seventeen, Cherry-Tree Lane.
18. What’s the point of view of this passage?
Tonight I just finished one of the books for our read-a-thon, called The Wave. This story is about a school experiment that shows how peer pressure can get out of hand. One of the main characters was a guy by the name of Robert Billing. He pressured and bullied other teenagers into acting like modern-day Nazis. The teenagers were like sheep blindly following a leader. After reading this book, I realized how teens are very gullible; getting tricked into doing things to fit in or be popular.
19. What is the definition of tone?
20. What is the definition of mood?

21.  From what point of view is this novel told?

  1. First person
  2. Second person
  3. Third person limited
  4. Third person omniscient

22.  Which of the following words best describes Bud?

  1. Angry and sad
  2. Brave and determined
  3. Timid and scared
  4. Arrogant and greedy

23.  Which of the following passages in not related to the setting of this novel?

  1. I know you don’t understand what it means, but there is a great depression going on all over this country.
  2. This was the third foster home I was going to and I’m used to packing up and leaving.
  3. Mr. Amos will show you to the shed tonight, and you can come back in tomorrow for breakfast before you go.
  4. I know she didn’t mean anything by naming me after a flower, but it’s sure not something I tell anybody about.

24.  What might be an appropriate title for chapter 2?

  1. Blue Flyer
  2. My Suitcase
  3. Ticonderoga
  4. Into Scary Shed

25.  What literary device is used in the following passage:

A chain rattled, the lock came off and the door creaked open. Even though it was nighttime there was a whole different, scarier kind of dark in the shed…An old smell leaded out and it seemed like it was the perfect smell that all this gray would have (19).

  1. Simile
  2. Personification
  3. Imagery
  4. Flashback

26.  Read page 13 of the novel. Make an inference. Why does Todd smile on this page?

  1. He smiled because he did not feel any pain when he was hit.
  2. He smiled because he knew his mother was on the way into the room.
  3. He smiled because he knew that he had a reason to attack Bud now.
  4. He smiled because he wanted to be friends with Bud.

27.  When Bud is fighting with Todd, what type of conflict is it?

  1. Character vs. Self
  2. Character vs. Character
  3. Character vs. Society
  4. Character vs. Nature

28.  What literary device is used in the following passage:

He’d gone and ruined everybody’s fun that day by getting in a big fight with my mother about the gigantic white twenty-five gallon Texas cowboy hat that she was wearing. Momma used to tell me, “That hardheaded man insisted, insisted mind you, that I wear that horrible hat” (39).

  1. Irony
  2. Flashback
  3. Simile
  4. Tone

29.  What two things are being compared in this passage:

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…(41).

  1. Bud is being compared to a tornado.
  2. Bud’s mother is being compared to a tornado.
  3. Time is being compared to a tornado.
  4. The way Bud’s mom squeezed his arm is being compared to a tornado.

30.  Read page 47. Which of the following words best describes the “guard” at the mission?

  1. Kind
  2. Impatient
  3. Compassionate
  4. Depressed

31.  What type of figurative language is used in this passage:

Bugs whispered, “Shoot, this ain’t no city, this is just another cardboard jungle” (65).

  1. Simile
  2. Metaphor
  3. Idiom
  4. Personification

32.  Hooverville is named after ______

  1. President Herbert Hoover
  2. A vacuum cleaner
  3. The founder of the first Hooverville
  4. The governor or Hoover

33.  What does Deza mean in this passage:

My momma says these poor kids on the road all alone are like dust in the wind. But I guess you’re different, aren’t you, Bud? I guess you sort of carry your family around inside of you, huh? (73).

  1. Bud is just like all poor kids who are lost in the world.
  2. Bud is out to find his family with his dusty suitcase.
  3. Bud is not really alone because his family is inside his heart.
  4. Bud is drifting from one place to another.

34.  Based on this passage, what is the best definition of wiry:

“Shucks, I’m not all that young, I’m going to be eleven on November fourteenth, and I’m not skinny, I’m wiry” (73).

  1. Slender yet strong
  2. Energetic and loud
  3. Overweight
  4. Sickly

35.  What type of figurative language is used in this sentence:

When Deza smiled a little dimple jumped up in her brown cheek.

  1. Metaphor
  2. Simile
  3. Personification
  4. Alliteration

36.  Bud decides to walk to ______to find his father.

  1. Flint
  2. Mississippi
  3. The library
  4. Grand Rapids

37.  Which of the following best describes Lefty Lewis?

  1. A criminal who is on the lam
  2. A caring man with a good sense of humor
  3. A selfish man who needs to change
  4. A caring man who is always serious and sincere

38.  Why did Bud lock Lefty Lewis out of the car and take off down the road?

  1. He thought Lefty Lewis had a knife made of silver.
  2. He was afraid that Lefty would take him back to the Home.
  3. He thought Lefty was a vampire.
  4. He wanted to see how well he could drive the car.

39.  Why does Bud consider this the perfect lie:

Then another jolt of red op must’ve pumped through my heart because my brain came up with a perfect lie. “I ran ways from Grand Rapids, sir” (104).

  1. He knows that he won’t be caught telling it.
  2. He knows that now he will get a ride to Grand Rapids.
  3. It is on his Rules and Things list.
  4. It will make Lefty Lewis leave him alone.

40.  Which of the following best describes Mrs. Sleet’s children?

  1. Mean
  2. Disrespectful
  3. Timid
  4. Curious

41.  How does the idea of Herman E. Calloway as Bud’s father first start?

  1. He noticed that their last names were a lot alike.
  2. He was looking at one of the flyers showing Herman and his band.
  3. Billy Burns was teasing Bud about not having a father.
  4. Bud saw Herman E. Calloway for the very first time.

42.  Which sentence best describes the way Herman E. Calloway treats Bud before he find out that Bud is his grandson?

  1. He is sarcastic yet encouraging.
  2. He is rude and distant.
  3. He is flattering and generous.
  4. He is happy yet shy.

43.  What does Bud mean by saying his mighty maple started shaking:

He turned to see who Jimmy was talking to and my mighty maple started shaking in the wind. My dad’s face was old (146).

  1. The idea that Herman is his father became stronger.
  2. He started to doubt the idea that Herman is his father.
  3. The wind started to blow the tress outside the cabin.
  4. The idea that Herman is his father became a reality.

44.  Which word best describes Herman’s reaction to Bud’s announcement of his mother’s name?

  1. Shock
  2. Disgust
  3. Amused
  4. Embarrassed

45.  Which of the following literary devices is used in this passage:

When she talked, she moved her hands and fingers around and the lights from the ceiling and from the little candle on the table would bounce off all them diamonds and spark up in your eye and make you feel like you’d been hit with some kind of magic fairy dust, then you couldn’t help but smile (170).

  1. Rhyme
  2. Flashback
  3. Imagery
  4. Onomatopoeia

46.  At the end of the novel, the reader can conclude that Bud will ______.

  1. Move back to Flint
  2. Try to get a job working at Sweet Pea
  3. Be happy being a part of the Dusky Devastators of the Depression
  4. Continue to hate Herman E. Calloway

47.  Which of the following describes an internal conflict from the novel?

  1. Lefty Lewis is pulled over by a police officer.
  2. The police burned down Hooverville.
  3. Herman E. Calloway struggles to accept his daughter’s death.
  4. When Herman E. Callaway accuses Bud of stealing the rock, Bud gets angry with him.

48.  Which of the following describes the overall tone of this novel?

  1. Factual and formal
  2. Profound and serious
  3. Lighthearted and touching
  4. Sarcastic and stern

49.  Which of the following would not be a theme of this novel?

  1. Bad things sometimes happen to good people.
  2. When one door closes another one will open.
  3. Everyone needs a place to belong.
  4. Beauty is only skin deep.

50.  Throughout the novel, Bud’s dialect (use of language) can best be described as ______.

  1. Formal
  2. Foreign
  3. Fancy
  4. Informal