Hoot Chapters 1-3 Flashcards
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CH1: What town does Roy live in?
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Coconut Cove
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CH1: What two mysteries were introduced in CH1?
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Who is the running boy? Why is someone pulling up the stakes at the construction site.
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CH1: What is the name of the school that Roy attends?
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Trace Middle
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CH1: Give two descriptors of Dana Matherson.
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Idiot, bully
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CH1: What are two strange things about the running boy.
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He didn't seem to be going to school because he had no backpack or books and he had no shoes.
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CH1: What is the nickname Dana gave to Roy?
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cowgirl
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CH1: What does the book say Dana smells like?
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cigarettes
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CH1: What was the vandalism that Curly reports to the police station?
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Someone had pulled out the survey stakes
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CH1: Officer Delinko tripped over ____________ on the construction site.
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Owl nest holes
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CH1: How did Curly respond when Officer Delinko asked him what would happen to the owls?
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He said, "What owls?"
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CH1: Why did Roy's family move so much?
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His father got promoted a lot and they had to move for his work
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CH1: How many different places had Roy lived? How many schools?
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10 places, 6 schools
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CH1: Why did Officer Delinko tell Curly that moving the stakes was not vandalism?
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Because vandalism needs monetary damages
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CH1: What was Garrett famous for at school?
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Phony farts, especially being able to do the first line of the ledge of Allegiance
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CH1: Describe the boy that Roy sees from the bus.
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Straw-blond and wiry, with brown skin. He was wearing a faded Miami Heat jersey, dirty khaki shorts, and no shoes.
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CH1: What are they building at the construction site?
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Paula's All-American Pancake House
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CH2: What did Roy have to do to get off the bus in a hurry?
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Get free from Dana and push past a girl who was getting on.
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CH2: The chase ended when Roy was ____________.
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Hit by a golf ball and knocked out
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CH2: Where did Roy tell people that he was from and why?
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Bozeman, Montana because that is where he had enjoyed living the most
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CH2: What was Roy doing when he next saw the running boy?
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He was reading a comic book on the bus.
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CH2: What did Roy do to Dana?
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He punched him in the nose
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CH2: What did Roy have to do for punishment?
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He couldn't ride the bus for two weeks and had to write a letter of apology
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CH2: Describe Beatrice
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Curly blond hair and red glasses. She looked like an athlete.
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CH2: Where did Roy follow the boy to?
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A golf course
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CH2: Why did the vice principal decide not to suspend Roy from school.
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She saw the bruises on his neck and knew that Roy was telling the trust about getting choked.
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CH2: Where had Roy been born?
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Detroit, Michigan
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CH2: Who is Viola Hennepin?
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The Vice Principal of Trace Middle School
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CH2: Why did Roy think that there was no use in trying to reason with the vice principal?
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She had one long oily hair on her lip.
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CH3: Curly called Officer Delinko to the construction site a second time because ___________.
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Some had pulled out the survey stakes and had let the air out of the tires of a truck.
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CH3: What is a Travelin' Johnny?
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A port-a-potty
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CH3: What was in the Travelin' Johnny?
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Alligators
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CH3: How did Roy's parents react to him getting in trouble at school?
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Roy's father seemed proud that he had stood up to the bully. Both of his parents were upset that Roy had been choked and wanted to know how the other boy would be punished.
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CH3: What posters did Roy have on his wall?
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One from the Livingston rodeo and one from Yellowstone warning to not get too close to the buffalo and showing a tourist getting mauled
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CH3: How did the Yellowstone poster remind Roy of Dana?
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He thought Dana would be dumb enough to get close to a buffalo
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CH3: What deal did Roy propose in his apology note?
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That he wouldn't hit him again as long as he doesn't bother him on the school bus
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CH3: How many alligators had been in the porta-potty?
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6
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CH3: Why did Officer Delinko volunteer to come in early to work on the Mother Paula patrol?
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He wanted to solve the mystery
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CH3: What did Curly request from Officer Delinko?
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Extra patrols for the construction site.
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CH3: What does Roy's father do for a living?
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He works for the US Department of Justice
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CH3: Why does Officer Delinko think that the crime is not the work of kids?
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It is too organized and kids couldn't handle alligators.
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CH4: What did Garrett's mother do for work?
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She was a guidance counselor
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CH4: What is one thing you learn about Beatrice in this chapter?
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That she plays soccer and has a major attitude. That when a football player was harassing her, she broke his collarbone
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CH4: What happened to Officer Delinko's car and why?
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He fell asleep when guarding the lot and someone spray painted the windows black
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CH4: What did they do after vandalizing the car?
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They pulled up the survey stakes again.
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CH4: Why did Roy pay Garrett a buck?
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To copy Dana's address off the master enrollment sheet in his mother's office
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CH4: Where did Roy have his mother drive him? Why?
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To Dana's so that he could give him the apology letter.
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CH4: How did Roy get to school the next day?
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His mother drove him
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CH4: Who was missing from school on Monday and why?
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Dana, he had called in sick.
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CH4: How big were the owls?
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The size of a beer can
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CH4: What is Beatrice's nickname at school?
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the Bear
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CH4: What was Beatrice eating when Roy confronted her?
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A BBQ sandwich
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CH5: What did Roy do after he had finished his homework?
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He snuck out the back door, took his bike, and retraced his path when he was following the boy
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CH5: Why did the school decide to not discipline Dana?
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They were worried that his parents would sue them over the incident
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CH5: What did Roy do with his bicycle?
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He locked it to the pipes of a water fountain at the golf course
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CH5: What did Roy first spot at the boy's campsite?
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A campfire
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CH5: What did Roy measure at the campsite?
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He compared his foot to the boy's footprint and concluded that they were about the same size
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CH5: What did Roy find in the three garbage bags?
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First: trash, second: clothes, third: snakes
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CH5: What kind of snakes were they?
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Cotton mouth moccasins
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CH5: What was odd about the snakes?
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Their tails were dipped in blue and silver glitter
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CH5: How many snakes were there?
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Nine
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CH5: How had Roy learned his skill of staying very still?
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When he was on a class trip in Montana, he encountered a bear and its cubs. He was so scared that he stayed still for 2 hours and 22 minutes.
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CH5: What did the boy do after he saved Roy from the snakes?
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He put a hood over his head and tied him up
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CH5: What was the boy's explanation for why the snakes had glitter on them?
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He said that they were going to a party
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CH5: What instructions did the boy give Roy when he left him?
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Don't turn around until he counts to 50 or he'll put a cottonmouth in his bed
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CH5: What was the boy's name?
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Mullet Fingers
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CH5: How did Roy feel after the encounter with the boy?
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He was excited
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CH6: What is the word for kids skipping school?
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Truancy
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CH6: Why did Roy's parents think that he wanted to discuss truancy and why did he actually want to do so?
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They thought he was worried about Dana and didn't want to go to school. He actually was referring to Mullet Fingers.
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CH6: Why did Roy decide to not tell his parents about the boy?
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He thought that his father would be obligated to report the crime of truancy
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CH6: What article did Roy's father read in the paper?
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The one about Officier Delinko falling asleep and getting his car spray painted
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CH6: What excuse was given in the paper for why he fell asleep?
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That he had recently had the flu and was taking medication that made him drowsy
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CH6: What connection does Roy make between the newspaper story and the boy?
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That East Oriole Avenue is by Beatrice's bus stop, the place where he had first seen the boy
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CH6: How much did it cost to get the paint off the police car?
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$410
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CH6: What punishment did Officier Delinko receive for falling asleep on the job?
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He got put on desk duty for a month
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CH6: What was the consequence of Officier Delinko's punishment?
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It made him even more determined to try to catch the criminals
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CH6: What were the kids on the bus betting on?
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How many times Dana would beat up Roy.
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CH6: What two things did Roy think came out of the confrontation with Roy on the bus?
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He had successfully tailed the boy to the golf course and he had gotten kicked off the school bus
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CH6: What did Roy do after he got home?
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He snuck out and went to check out the construction site on the way to the golf course
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CH6: What happened to Roy at the construction site?
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A guy chased him away, thinking he was one of the criminals
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CH6: What did Roy find at the campsite?
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That it had been cleared out
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CH6: What happened to Roy after he found the campsite had been abandoned?
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A thunderstorm started and he found that someone had stolen his bike
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CH6: Who had taken Roy's bike?
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Beatrice Leep
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CH7: What did Beatrice make Roy do?
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Get on the handlebars of the bike so that she could take him to a junkyard
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CH7: What did the truck say that Beatrice took Roy into?
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JoJo's Ice Cream and Sno-Cones
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CH7: What did Beatrice demand when they got to the truck?
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That Roy give her his box.
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CH7: What was in the box? Why?
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Sneakers. Roy wanted to give them to Mullet Fingers.
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CH7: Why did Roy care about Mullet Fingers?
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There was something about how the boy looked that was urgent and determined.
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CH7: What deal does Beatrice make with Roy?
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That she'll give him the shoes if he leaves him alone.
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CH7: What is Beatrice's relationship with the boy
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He is her stepbrother
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CH7: What did the truck smell like?
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Freshly baked cookies
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CH7: Why did Officer Delinko not think the crime was the work of kids?
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Kids weren't usually so persistent or daring
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CH7: Who did Officer Delinko find by the side of the road? What did he do?
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Roy. He drove him and his bicycle home.
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CH7: Why doesn't the boy have a name?
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He got rid of it
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CH7: Why is he called Mullet Fingers?
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Because he can catch mullet with his bare hands
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CH7: What is mullet?
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A slippery, free-jumping baitfish
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CH7: How had the boy ended up not in school?
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He had got shipped off to a special school, but ran away after two days and hitchhiked back.
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CH7: What did Beatrice do to Roy's bike?
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She bit a hole in the back tire so he would have an excuse that he could tell his parents
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CH7: What did Officer Delinko ask Roy to do?
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To call him if he heard anything at school about what was going on at the construction site
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CH7: What did Officer Delinko want Roy's father to do?
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Write a letter to his sergeant thanking him for picking up Roy
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CH7: Why did Officer Delinko drive away from the Eberhardts' house quickly?
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Mrs. Eberhardt started asking him questions about the officer who had fallen asleep
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CH8: What helped Roy stick to his promise to not try to find Mullet Fingers?
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It rained for three days straight and they had to order a new tire because the hole could not be patched
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CH8: Why was Roy's mother happy that his bus suspension got lifted early?
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She was missing her yoga class
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CH8: Who was Curly?
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The construction supervisor at the Mother Paula's site
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CH8: Who was Chuck Muckle?
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The Mother Paula Vice President for Corporate Relations
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CH8: Why was Chuck Muckle so upset with Curly?
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He didn't want any bad press for Mother Paula and thought that the newspaper article about Officer Delinko falling asleep reflected poorly on the corporation
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CH8: What did Chuck Muckle tell Curly to do?
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Rent attack dogs to protect the property.
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CH8: What were they planning to do when the construction site was cleared?
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Bring in the VIPs and media for the groundbreaking ceremony
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CH8: Who was to be the highlight of the groundbreaking ceremony?
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Kimberly Lou Dixon, the woman who played Mother Paula in the TV commercials
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CH8: The start of filming of what movie was limiting Kimberly Lou Dixon's availability?
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Mutant Invaders from Jupiter Seven
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CH8: Who was Kalo?
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The dog trainer who brought the attack dogs
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CH8: What kind of dogs were they?
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Rottweilers
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CH8: What are the names of the dogs?
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Max, Klaus, Karl, and Pookie Face
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CH8: What happened on the bus on Roy's first day back?
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Dana started beating him up
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CH8: Why did the beating stop unexpectedly?
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Beatrice sat next to Dana on the bus
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CH9: What did Garrett tell Roy that Dana had planned?
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To snatch him after seventh period before he got on the bus and beat him up
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CH9: What did Roy see as his four alternatives for the Dana situation?
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Tell his parents, tell the vice principal, try apologizing again, stand up for himself and fight
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CH9: Why did Roy refrain from doing daredevil stunts?
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He was an only child because his mother had miscarried a baby girl when he was young. He knew it would devastate her if something bad happened to him.
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CH9: What was Roy's plan to make it to the bus?
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He walked with Mr. Ryan to the teacher's lounge and then was going to cut back through the gym.
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CH9: What made Kalo refuse to bring his dogs back?
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The construction site had Mullet Fingers snakes and the dogs had almost been bit.
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CH9: How much were the dogs worth?
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3000 dollars each
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CH9: What happened to Kalo as he was leaving?
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He twisted his ankle in an owl hole
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CH9: How long did Curly wait for the reptile wrangler and what did he find when he got there?
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3 hours and by then the snakes were gone
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CH9: How did Dana catch Roy?
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He pulled him into a broom closet as he was trying to leave the gym
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CH9: How did Roy get Dana to release him from his crushing hug?
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By kicking until he kicked his sensitive parts
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CH9: How come Roy couldn't get away after he kicked Dana and he dropped him?
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He fell on his backpack and was too weak to get himself up
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CH9: How did Roy get away from Dana after he started to choke him?
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Someone came in and pulled Dana off him
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CH10: Who saved Roy from Dana?
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Beatrice Leep
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CH10: Where did Beatrice leave Dana?
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Stripped to his underwear and tied to the flagpole
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CH10: Where did Beatrice take Roy and how did they get there?
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To his house on a stolen bicycle
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CH10: What did Beatrice need from Roy's house?
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Gauze, adhesive tape, and infection ointment
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CH10: How did Beatrice manipulate Roy's mom into letting him go?
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By telling her that they would be doing a messy science experiment at her house
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CH10: What else did Beatrice get from Roy's mom?
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2 pounds of ground beef
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CH10: What kind of experiment did she say that they were doing?
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Cell decay
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CH10: What did Beatrice's dad do for a living?
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He had been a professional basketball player, but now he wasn't doing much
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CH10: Why had Beatrice's mom divorced her dad?
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Because he wasn't doing anything and she wanted to go and become a cockatoo trainer at Parrot Jungle
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CH10: Why did Beatrice stay with her dad?
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Because she was allergic to parrots and didn't think her dad could survive without someone to take care of him
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CH10: How did Beatrice get a stepbrother?
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Her father married a woman named Lonna who had a son
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CH10: Why did Lonna send her son to a military prep school?
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He brought home a baby raccoon and it relieved itself in Leon's slipper
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CH10: How long did the boy last at the schools that he was sent to?
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no more than 2 weeks
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CH10: What did Lonna do the last time the boy ran away?
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She decided not to look for him
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CH10: What had happened to Mullet Fingers that he needed the bandages?
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One of the dogs had bitten him
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CH10: Why did Mullet Fingers need the hamburger?
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To feed the owls
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CH10: Why were Mullet Fingers snakes not dangerous on the construction site?
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He had taped their mouths shut
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CH10: Why did the snakes disappear before the reptile wrangler could get them?
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Mullet Fingers had got them and let them free in a safe place
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CH10: Why did Mullet Fingers put the snakes in with the dogs?
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He thought that the dog trainer would remove the dogs since they were expensive
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CH11: What had Curly told Officer Delinko about the scene with Kalo and his dogs and the umbrella?
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That it was a K-9 training exercise
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CH11: What was missing at the construction site the next day when Officier Delinko went to check on it and what did he see instead?
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The attack dogs were gone and he saw one of the owls
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CH11: What clue did Officer Delinko find at the construction site
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A piece of green t-shirt caught on the fence.
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CH11: How did Beatrice and Roy get Mullet Fingers away from the construction site?
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Beatrice put him on the handlebars of the bike and Roy ran behind.
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CH11: What did they do when the police car got near?
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Roy first tried to flag it down, but then Beatrice ran with Mullet Fingers and he followed
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CH11: Whose t-shirt did the piece come from and how did it happen?
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It was Mullet Fingers and it had been ripped when he was trying to get over the fence when Officer Delinko showed up at the construction site
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CH11: What did Curly find himself having to do at the construction site after the dogs left? Why?
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He had to sleep at the site to guard it. He was going to be fired if something else happened at the site.
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CH11: What omen did Curly think he saw in the construction trailer?
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The cable went out in the middle of a Mother Paula's commercial
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CH11: What did Curly accidentally do in the construction trailer?
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He thought he heard a cottonmouth and shot the toilet with his gun, but it was actually a field mouse.
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CH11: Where did Officer Delinko go after he saw the kids in the road?
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To the Eberhardt's house because he thought one of them looked like Roy
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CH11: What had Officer Delinko found in the road after the kids ran away?
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A bike that had been stolen from Trace Middle School earlier that day.
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CH11: Why did Roy's mother get nervous after seeing the bike?
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Because she recognized it as being the one that Beatrice had been riding.
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CH11: Who called the Eberhardt's when Officer Delinko was there?
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The hospital to say that Roy had been hurt.
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CH12: Where did Beatrice and Roy bring Mullet Fingers?
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To the hospital
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CH12: What was the name of the doctor who treated Mullet Fingers?
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Dr. Gonzales
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CH12: Whose name did they give when they checked Mullet Fingers into the hospital?
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Roy's name
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CH12: What did they tell the doctor about how Mullet Fingers had gotten hurt?
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They said he had gotten bit at soccer practice and that they had brought him right to the hospital
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CH12: How did the doctor know that they weren't telling the truth
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The wounds were not fresh
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CH12: How did they try to recover their lie?
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By saying that Mullet Fingers had passed out right after he got bit and hadn't gone home for a day
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CH12: What name did Roy give himself at the hospital?
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Tex
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CH12: Where did they say that Mullet Fingers' parents were?
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Working on a crab boat
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CH12: Why did Beatrice leave the hospital?
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To go and fix dinner for her dad.
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CH12: Why did Roy leave the waiting room?
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He didn't want to see someone who had been seriously hurt because he had seen someone hurt in a snowmobile accident before
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CH12: What did Roy find outside when he got back from wandering around the hospital?
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A police cruiser in the driveway and his parents arguing with the ER nurse
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CH12: Why were the Eberhardts arguing with the staff?
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They wanted to go and see their son right away, but the staff wouldn't let them.
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CH12: Why were the adults surprised when they went to visit Roy in his room?
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The room was empty
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CH13: Where did Roy have to go for serious conversations with his father?
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Into the den
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CH13: What did Roy bring to show his dad to explain what had happened at the hospital?
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A book about birds
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CH13: What had Roy looked up in the book about birds?
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Information about the burrowing owls
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CH13: What does Roy learn about the construction project by talking to his father?
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That they would need permits
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CH13: What does Roy's father say he is going to do about Mullet Fingers?
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He is going to think about the situation
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CH13: Was Roy's mom mad about him giving his name at the hospital?
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Yes and no. She doesn't want Roy to get in trouble, but at the same time she is proud that he is trying to help a troubled kid
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CH13: What advice did Roy's mom give him that he applies to the owl situation?
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Try to settle the argument between your heart and brain by using your best judgement.
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CH13: What does Mullet Fingers leave on the antenna of Officer Delinko's car?
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The rest of his t-shirt
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CH14: Who calls Roy on Saturday and what does he want?
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Garrett, he wants to go skateboarding, but really wants to find out what happened to Dana Matherson
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CH14: What did Roy get back on Saturday?
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His bike
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CH14: Where did Roy go after getting his bike back?
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To see Beatrice
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CH14: Why couldn't Beatrice see Roy?
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Lonna was making her clean the house.
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CH14: Where did Roy go after Beatrice's house?
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Dana's house
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CH14: What does Roy tell Dana? What is Dana's reaction?
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That he wants to make peace. Dana doesn't want to do it?
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CH14: Where is the third place that Roy goes after getting his bike back?
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To see Mullet Fingers at the trailer
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CH14: What happened after Beatrice wrote a letter to Mother Paula's about the owls?
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They sent her back a form letter
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CH14: What does Mullet Fingers show Roy?
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A boat called Molly Bell which had drifted up a creek in a tropical storm
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CH14: What does Mullet Fingers do at the boat?
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He catches mullet
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CH14: What does Mullet Fingers invite Roy to do?
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Meet him at the construction site with a socket wrench
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CH15: Why does Roy think it isn't a good idea to go to the construction site that night?
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He was afraid of getting caught and didn't want to do anything illegal
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CH15: Where did Roy go that night?
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To Dana's house
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CH15: What did Roy do to get Dana's attention?
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He tapped on his window, got him to come to the window, and then saluted and mooned him
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CH15: Why did Roy moon Dana?
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To get him to follow him so that he could trick him
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CH15: How did Roy trick Dana?
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He told him that there were Gladiator Gold cigarettes at the construction site
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CH15: What promise did Roy make Dana make and what did Dana swear on?
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He made him promise to never beat him up again and he swore on the grave of Natalie his mother's dead parakeet
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CH15: What was the consequence of Roy's trick?
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Dana went to the trailer, got caught in the mousetraps, caught by Curly, then wiggled free, threw dirt in Curly's face and got away
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CH15: Who finally caught Dana?
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Officier Delinko who was driving by on his way to the minimart
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CH15: What is Curly's real name?
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Leroy Branitt
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CH15: What lie did Dana tell Curly?
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Roy Eberhardt
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CH15: What did Dana ask for in the back of the police cruiser?
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A cigarette
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CH15: Why was Dana unable to get away from Officier Delinko?
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He had mousetraps attached to his shoes and it made it hard to run
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CH16: Who came to see Roy the next day and why?
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Garrett, he wants to go skateboarding, but really wants to tell him that Dana is in jail
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CH16: What happened to Dana because of getting caught at the construction site?
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He got sent to juivenile hall
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CH16: What did Curly find at the construction site the next morning?
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The driver's seats were missing from the bulldozers and that his gun was in the port-a-potty
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CH16: Where did Roy go for the rest of the day?
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On an airboat ride through the Everglades
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CH16: After his parents had said goodnight to him, what did Roy find under his bed?
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Beatrice
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CH16: Why was Beatrice in Roy's room?
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Her parents had had a fight and she needed somewhere to stay.
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CH17: What good news and bad news did Curly have for Chuck Muckle?
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Good news: they arrested someone; bad news: the bulldozer seats were gone
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CH17: Why did Curly not report the seat theft to the police?
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He didn't want it to get into the newspapers
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CH17: What does Chuck Muckle tell Curly?
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That they need to do the groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday because Kimberly Dixon's movie is about to start shooting
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CH17: What one job does Chuck Muckle give Curly until Wednesday?
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Lock down the construction site
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CH17: What answer does Chuck Muckle have about the owls?
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To tell anyone who asks that the nests are abandoned and if someone sees one, to tell them that it is a wild chicken
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CH17: What did the soccer players tell Roy about why Beatrice was not in school the next day?
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She had fallen down the stairs and broke a tooth
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CH17: Why did Officer Delinko and his captain not really think that Dana was the perpetrator?
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Because he wasn't smart enough, it wasn't the right type of crime for him to commit, and the green t-shirt was too small.
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CH17: Why did Officer Delinko's captain decide that Dana would be their official perpetrator in the case?
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Because they had nothing else to go with
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CH17: Why did Officer Delinko get reassigned to watching the construction site?
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Because his captain would look stupid if another crime happened there after Dana's arrest
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CH17: How did Officer Delinko test whether or not Dana was guilty?
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He threw a fake aligator at him to see if he would be afraid of it. Dana was afraid of it.
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CH17: How did Roy decide to try to help the owls?
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By going to the zoning department and trying to look in the Mother Paula file
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CH17: What happened at the zoning department that was suspicious?
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The clerk did not have the file with construction permits
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CH17: What did Roy buy for the owls?
answer
Live crickets
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CH17: What happened to Roy when he was feeding the owls?
answer
He got caught by Curly who tried to tell him that the owls were chickens
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CH17: What was Roy imagining as he pedalled away after Curly let him go?
answer
That he was biking up a steep Motana mountain
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CH18: Who guarded the lot that night?
answer
Both Curly and Officer Delinko
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CH18: What did Officer Delinko encounter as he was walking around the lot?
answer
A baby owl
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CH18: What did Officer Delinko realize after seeing the owls?
answer
That if he did his job correctly, the owls would get killed
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CH18: What did Roy see in the newspaper that morning?
answer
An advertisement for the Mother Paula ground breaking ceremony
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CH18: What did Roy bring with him to school and why?
answer
The newspaper for his current events assignment and his mother's camera
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CH18: How had Beatrice actually broken her tooth?
answer
Her stepmother had taken a topaz charm that Beatrice's mother had given her and made it into a toe ring. Beatrice was biting it off her toe.
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CH18: What had happened to Mullet Fingers on Sunday?
answer
Beatrice's dad had found him in the garage when his mom showed up. He ran off.
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CH18: Why did Beatrice's dad and Lana have a fight?
answer
Her dad wanted Mullet Fingers to move back in with them but Lana said no
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CH18: Why did Roy miss homeroom that morning?
answer
Because he got called into the Vice Principal's office to talk about the hospital incident
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CH18: Where did Roy go at lunch?
answer
To tell Mullet Fingers about the groundbreaking
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CH18: What was Roy's plan to try to save the owls?
answer
Get a picture of one of them because they were protected and let the press know that the permit file was missing and the owls were there
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CH18: Why didn't Mullet Fingers want to work with Roy and Beatrice on a plan?
answer
Because he didn't want to get them into trouble
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CH18: What did Roy choose to talk about in Mr. Ryan's class for his current event?
answer
The owls and how Mother Paula's was going to bulldoze them
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CH18: What was Roy trying to achieve by talking about the owls?
answer
To get his classmates to come to the site and protest
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CH19: What does Officier Delinko want to do about the owls?
answer
He wants to move them
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CH19: What two odd things happened that night at the construction site?
answer
Curly thought he heard someone climb the fence and Officer Delinko thought he saw some flashes of light
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CH19: Which of Roy's parents agree to write him a note so that he could go to the groundbreaking ceremony?
answer
His dad
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CH19: What had Mullet Fingers brought to Beatrices house the night before?
answer
Roy's mother's camera
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CH20: Who was at the construction site when Chuck Muckle got there?
answer
Officer Delinko
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CH20: Who was with Chuck Muckle and what did she need?
answer
Kimberly Lou Dixon, and she had to go to the bathroom
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CH20: Why Did Kimberly Lou Dixon rush out of the trailer bathroom?
answer
It was full of crickets, but she thought they were roaches
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CH20: What did Kimbery Lou Dixon change into?
answer
Her Mother Paula costume
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CH20: Who came to the groundbreaking ceremony?
answer
The mayor, a city councilman, the chamber of commerce president, about half of Mr. Ryan's history class and some of their parents, Beatrice's soccer team
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CH20: When did Roy speak up at the ceremony?
answer
When Mother Paula was speaking
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CH20: What signs did the soccer team bring?
answer
Signs about the owls and how Mother Paula didn't care
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CH20: How did Chuck Muckle try to fix the situation?
answer
By claiming that the nests were abandoned
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CH20: How did Roy react to Chuck Muckle's claim?
answer
He took out the camera with the picture of the owls
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CH20: Why was the camera not effective?
answer
Because Mullet Fingers did not take good pictures
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CH20: Where was Mullet Fingers when he appeared?
answer
He was in an owl burrow with his head sticking out
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CH20: What did Mullet Fingers say about why he was in the hole?
answer
If they were going to bury the owls, they would need to bury him too
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CH20: How did Mullet Fingers plan to keep the adults from getting him out of the hole?
answer
He had a bucket of fake snakes next to him and a string in his mouth to tip the bucket
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CH20: Why did Officer Delinko look in the bucket and not tell the crowd that the snakes weren't real?
answer
He wanted to help the owls too
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CH20: What did Chuck Muckle do about the snakes?
answer
He grabbed a shovel and chopped them into bits
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CH20: What did the crowd do when Chuck Muckle started to come to dig out Mullet Fingers?
answer
All the children surrounded Mullet Fingers to protect him
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CH20: Who joined the circle around Mullet Fingers?
answer
Mother Paula
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CH20: What did they sing?
answer
This Land is Your Land
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CH20: Who showed up to get some publicity?
answer
Lonna
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CH20: What showed up at the end of the chapter and what did it do?
answer
An owl landed on Mullet Fingers' head
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CH21: What was Mullet Finger's real name?
answer
Napoleon Bridger Leep
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CH21: Before Roy could talk to his dad, who came by?
answer
Kelly Colfax, a reporter from the Examiner, who wanted to interview Roy
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CH21: What had happened to Kelly the day before?
answer
Chuck Muckle had tried to choke her
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CH21: Why did Roy's father want to talk to him the next morning?
answer
To show him the building permit file and to have him give the reporter a copy
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CH21: What was missing from the file?
answer
The environment impact statement
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CH21: How did Roy know that his father cared about the owls too?
answer
He had given him a copy of the building permits, even though he wasn't supposed to
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Ep: What had happened to the EIS?
answer
When Mother Paula's did the EIS, they found out that there were protected owls living there and paid Councilman Bruce Grandy $4500 to make it disappear
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Ep: What happened to Kimberly Lou Dixcon?
answer
She quit Mother Paula's because she did not want to work for a company that would bury owls.
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Ep: What was the consequence for the company?
answer
There was an article written in the Wall Street Journal and the stock sank
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Ep: What happened to Chuck Muckle?
answer
He got demoted, had to take an anger management class which he failed, and became a cruise director.
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Ep: What happened to Mullet Fingers?
answer
He took off after living with Lona for 48 hours. She sent him to Juvenile detention where Dana helped him escape
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Ep: Where did Roy's family go that night and who was there?
answer
To see the owls. Curly and his family and Officer Delinko were also there.
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Ep: Where did Roy go at the end of the book?
answer
Back to the Molly Bell to see if he could catch a mullet
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Ep: How did he know that Mullet Fingers had been watching him?
answer
He heard him laugh and later found a mullet trapped in his shoe
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Ep: What did Roy decide to do at the end of the book?
answer
To try to learn how to catch mullet.
