Bud, Not Buddy Writing Response #2 Chapters 17-19

1. What surprise did Eddie bring to the house for Bud?

Eddie brought an old alto saxophone to the house for Bud to practice on.

2. What did Bud suddenly realize about the guest bedroom he was staying in?

Bud suddenly realized that the room he had been staying in, belonged to his momma. He found out she had been using it when she was a child before she left home from her father, Herman E. Calloway.

3. What did Bud discover in the glove compartment of Mr. Calloway’s Packard?

In the glove compartment of Herman E. Calloway’s Packard, Bud discovered lots of rocks with dates and names of different places carved on them. Bud was very surprised because the rocks looked exactly like the ones momma gave to Bud when she died.

4. Why didn’t Mr. Calloway ever visit his daughter Angela and grandson Bud?

Mr. Calloway really wanted to see his daughter again after she ran away. He looked for her amongst the audiences at every show they had. He wasn’t able to find his daughter because Angela ran away without telling Herman E. Calloway where she was going.

5. Why had Mr. Calloway’s daughter run away?

Herman E. Calloway was a very strict father to his daughter, Angela. He gave his daughter a very hard and stressful time, so in the end, Angela ran away with a drummer in Mr. Calloway’s Band.

6. Why do you think Mr. Calloway was so stubborn in accepting Bud? Do you think their relationship changed once he realized Bud was his grandson?

I think Herman E. Calloway was so stubborn in accepting Bud because he didn’t trust Bud so much. Mr. Calloway had always thought Bud as a strange kid who insisted that Herman E. Calloway was his long-lost father. It didn’t say so in the book, but I think Bud and Mr. Calloway’s relationship is going to change and Mr. Calloway would probably start to accept Bud since he found out that Bud was his very own grandson.