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TE 1: “was there biggest vampire bat you’d ever see” (26)

This shows that Bud believes that vampires are real

TE 2: “[Bud] wasn’t about to let this vampire suck [his] blood dry without a war.”

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in the book bud says “shucks, I couldn’t remember for sure if you killed a vampire by driving a steak in its heart or by shooting it with a silver bullet! If I was wrong and didn’t kill the bat right away I was going to be trapped in the shed with a vampire”(27). Witch shows he believes in vampires but was brave enough to fight it.

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Bud is an incredibly smart kid who has awesome survival instincts and is brave enough to fight back because on page (34) It says “ I started to dip Todd’s fingers in the water”.

This evidence shows that Bud is brave enough to go back to the Amoses’ house and do that to Todd knowing he could wake up any time and, get revenge back at Todd.

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Bud realizes that shooting Todd with a shotgun is too “dangerous to play with or take chances with”(33).

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Revenge is really important to Bud because he has learned how to stand up for himself And now wont let it go to waste

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Bud “raise the rake over [his] head”(27) and swung hard at the bat. Showing he had no fear, only thinking about killing “the bat”.

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”[Bud] couldn’t remember for sure if you killed a vampier by driving a stake in its heart or shooting it with a silver bullet”(27).

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“[Bud] stood up on the woodpile and held the rake like it was a Louisville Slugger”(26). That shows that he is not afraid.

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He decides to take a little revenge on the Amoses like “He smiled and the warm water from the jelly jar opened that valve up…woop, zoop, sloop . . . He soaked his sheets” (35).

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”I lowered the gun. These things were to dangerous to play with or take chances with…” (33)

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We know Bud thought that revenge was really important because he, “tried holding Todd’s hand flat and [poured] water over it…” but Todd still didn’t wet the bed. “Finally [Bud] decided to just pour the water on his pajama pants” (34).

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Bud said “like [he] was going to hit a four-hundred-foot home run’’ [26].

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Bud thought about shooting Todd but did not

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Revenge is important to Bud because when Todd made him “sleep” in the shed Bud escaped and went to “Finally [Bud]decided to just pour the water on [Todd’s] pajama pants”(34).

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“I the gun at the stove and pretended I was shooting at a elephant or a dragon or a tiger, or best of all Todd”(33)

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”I couldn’t remember if you killed a vampire by driving a stake in its heart or shooting it with a silver bullet!” (27)

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”I got up off my knees and picked up the gray rake. I walked over to the woodpile cool as a cucumber. But inside, every part of my guts was shaking” (26).

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”finally I just decided to pour the water on his pajama pants” (34).

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“Fair is fair. The Amoses deserved what they were going to get” really made me think that Bud was going to shoot one of the Amoses. But he didn’t knowing it would get him to jail. So he took the gun and ran away instead.

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Bud was about to shoot Todd but “[he] lowered the gun”.

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Bud doesn’t want there to be evidence that he was trying to give revenge to Todd for lying and trying to get bud in trouble.

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He is so focused on revenge that all that’s going on in his head is “ aha you doggone amoses that hurt, but now I get my revenge” (30)

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Bud feels he needs to get revenge so he “Simmered down and started thinking about getting even”(29).

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Even though Bud wants revenge and wants to use the shotgun to accomplish it, he “[Takes] the gun outside and [puts] it on the back” instead of blowing Todd’s face into next century (33).

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Bud cares about revenge because right when he escaped the shed he could have left but he went to Todd’s room got hot water and ‘’started to dip Todd’s fingers in the water’’ (34) to make him wet the bed.

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Bud finds a rake and “[revs] the rake like [he] was going to hit a four-hundred-foot home run”, and brings it down on the supposed vampire bat that is going to suck his blood(26).

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”[Bud] wasn’t about to let this vampire suck [Bud’s] blood dry without a war” (26), and he “held the rake up like it was a Louisville Slugger” (26).

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”These things were to dangerous to play with or take chances with,” (33).

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”I lowered the gun” this shows he thinks violent and can be violent but he realizes he shouldn’t shoot Todd because then the Amoses could get revenge and maybe even kill him.{34}

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Bud “couldn’t remember for sure if you killed a vampire by driving a stake in its heart”. So when he did it turned out to be a hornets nest and Bud ran to the door and tried to open it, it didn’t work so he opened the window and fought the hornets when he rolled out. (27).

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Revenge is really important to bud because he is really brave and doesn’t want Todd to think that it’s ok to lie

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Bud was being very with saying “I wasn’t going to let this vampire suck my blood dry without war”(26). this shows that no matter what happened Bud was not going to go down without a fight.

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Bud believes in the vampire, but he still “ (raised) the rake over (his) head and swung 27” at the bat. This shows that he is brave and strong enough to fight!

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Bud shows that he is not afraid because he is holding a “rake like it is a Louisville Slugger.” Showing he is confident

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Budd decides that he should instead do something that could get him in less trouble if he got caught, so he instead just makes it look like Todd wet the bed instead of messing with the shotgun.

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Revenge is really important to Bud because [Todd] made fun of Bud, so Bud wants to get back at [Todd] (35).

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’’The Amos deserved what they were going to get” (32).

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“I lowered the gun. These things were just too dangerous to play with or to take chances with” (33).

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Bud was about to shoot Todd but”[he] lowered the gun”.

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“ He smiled and the warm water from the jelly jar opened up that valve” “Ha Ha Ha.”(35).

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Bud wanted to shoot Todd but since he is a good person he chooses a less violent revenge

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“He smiled, the warm water from the jelly jar opened. Up that valve,” p. 32 This evidence shows that revenge is really Important to Bud, because it shows the person not. To mess with Bud, or else you will get something back in return.

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revenge is important to Bud because it helps him get back at the people who bullied Bud and probably thinks revenge is sweet “He who laughs last laughs best so [Bud] put his hand over his mouth and whispered Ha ha ha (35)

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Bud decided to not take revenge on the Amoses. But he was generous and made the decision to not get the gun.

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Instead of pointing the gun at Todd’s head, he decided to set the gun down. So that he didn’t escalate things and didn’t make the family more mad

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How do Buds reactions are help him survive?

Buds actions help him survive by showing he makes good decisions and he thinks things through, like how he was going to use the gun but thought about how the adults would wake up and kill him. Instead he used a hot water trick that was mostly harmless.

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Bud’s instincts to be a good person led him to be a good person.

I know this because if he was a bad person, he would have shot Toddy Boy. But since Bud is a good person, he didn’t shoot anyone.

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In chapter 3 Bud escaped so he wouldn’t be swarmed by hornets .

In chapter 4 Bud hides the gun so that way if the amoses do wake up they wouldn’t shoot him .

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People may think he is friendly by not getting revenge

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He makes really smart choices cause when Budd wanted to do something with the gun, he changed his mind, cause if he did that it would impact on his survival. And he would be most likely killed.

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They help him survive by making smart decisions like how he escapes the shed and how he decided to put the gun down instead of taking revenge in a very painful way.

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Buds shows he is not to be messed with. Because of the time when he dumps water on Todd.

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Bud reacts to problems in a way that will keep him alive and well, for example, when he picks up the gun instead of doing what he imagines he does what he knows is right and puts down the gun.

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Bud is smart by not using the gun

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Bud’s actions help him survive because he advocates, and stands up for himself. Strengthening himself mentally, and therefore he has the mentality to survive on his own.

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His actions help him survive because he could have shot the the shotgun be he knows that that is not the right decision.

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He didn’t put the gun to Todds face.He also escaped the shed.

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Bud is advocated for himself so he can get treated better. For example he should not get locked in the shead.

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The is smart in a way that helped him escape.

Ex He took the gun so he wouldn't be harmed if something backfired.

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Bud’s actions help him survive by being able to figure out what is going on during the situation that he is in.

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His actions help him survive because he thinks about about the cause and effect of them when he puts down the gun and realizes what he’s doing is very wrong and could lead to a bigger problem.

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Buds thoughts and reactions can help him on the streets to not make stupid dictation

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Bud’s actions help him survive by helping him make the right decisions, like not blowing Todd’s face off with the shotgun, even though he really wanted to.

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He “killed a bat” with a rake but it was a hornets and he thought fast showing he is smart and ready but even though they looked him there so he had to fight the “bat” when he had the chance to hurt them he did not take it

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He made a good decision by leaving the Amos’s

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Bud figured out how to get of the shed and run away from the hornets. That shows that Bud’s actions help him survive.

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They help him decide what to do in situations that are challenging like deciding to not use the gun to react at the Amos’s.

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They help him survive because he made the choice not to point the shotgun at Todd

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He made a really good decision to put the gun back down.

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He put the gun down because he is smart enough to know logic of sound so that he doesn’t awake the Amoses. He also knew he would be in deep trouble if they woke up and found him in the house.

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Bud thinks that it was a good decision to not kill Todd because even though he lied he doesn’t deserve to die

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He figured out how to escape the shed by himself.

He chose not to shoot Todd, because he knows its wrong.

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Buds actions and how smart he is helps him survive by making good decisions like not shooting Todd and putting the gun back down

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Bud escaped the garage because it was not safe and he was being attacked by hornets.

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Buds reactions are smart because he knows how to handle the situation.

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He decided not to take revenge on the Amoses in a violent way.

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By thinking about his actions before doing.

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Buds reactions are important to his survival because he decided not to shoot Todd and wake them up.

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He doesn’t show any sign of fear and he holds his feelings in as an advantage so the families don’t have anything on him. He also thinks outside the box, such as moving the shotgun out of his way.

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Bud is very mature and can make decisions for himself. For example, making Todd wet the bed.

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Buds decision to not use the gun was smart

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he is smart using the the shovel to get rid of the bat or hornets nest

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Buds instincts are for revenge, but his mind tells him not to

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He thinks he’s bigger than he thinks he is because, he took a fight with Todd.

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hes really smart about his decisions.

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The way Bud acts can help him survive being on the run

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They help him survive by not doing the things that could be wrong to do and keep him safe by not shooting Todd even though they were mean to Bud

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The way he does things affects what is going to happen.

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he thinks smarter then his age.