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Which author wrote the novel Bud, Not Buddy?
AJerry Spinelli
BChristopher Paul Curtis✓
CWalter Dean Myers
DGary Paulsen
What is Bud Caldwell's main goal throughout the novel Bud, Not Buddy?
ATo find a permanent home by getting adopted from the orphanage
BTo locate Herman E. Calloway, whom he believes to be his father, by following clues left by his mother✓
CTo join a traveling circus he discovers on the road to Grand Rapids
DTo reunite with his best friend from the orphanage after they are separated
Rationale
Bud's main motivation is to find Herman E. Calloway, a jazz musician he thinks is his father, by piecing together clues from flyers and other items his mother left behind. This quest is what drives the entire narrative of the novel.
What is Bud Caldwell's main goal throughout the novel Bud, Not Buddy?
ATo find a safe foster family to stay with in Flint, Michigan
BTo track down Herman E. Calloway, whom he thinks is his father, by following clues from his mother's flyers✓
CTo join the jazz band called the Dusky Devastators of the Depression during the Great Depression
DTo leave Michigan and start fresh on his own
Rationale
Bud's main objective is to journey to Grand Rapids to find Herman E. Calloway, a jazz musician whose name is featured on flyers that belonged to his late mother. Bud believes these flyers provide clues that Calloway is his father.