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What was the name of Adam's school?
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Harris Elementary/Middle School
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In what room at school did the news staff meet?
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Room 306
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When did Adam first start coming to the news staff room?
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Third Grade
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What grade was Phoebe in?
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Third Grade
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What was the first story Phoebe wanted to write about?
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Eddie the Janitor
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What's an EVERGREEN news story?
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A feature story that can run any time
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What was the "Spotlight" team going to investigagte?
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Cafateria food
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What was Jennifer's idea for a news story?
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Enforcement of local law 200-52.7a that had been on the books since 1924
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What does law 200-52.7a apply to?
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"accessory structures in the front half of a housing lot"
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What did Jennifer's dad say the "accessory structures" were?
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Bastketball Hoops
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What story did Adam give Phoebe at the first meeting?
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Dental Association Smile Contest
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What musical instrument did Adam play?
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Baritone
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How long is Adam's musical instrument and how many pounds is it and what material is it made of?
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3 feet long, ten pounds and is made of brass
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What room number did Mr. Landmass teach Geo Challenge
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Room 328
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Latin for "Time is fleeting"
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Tempus fugit
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Why was Adam always late?
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overprogramed, his activities include baritone lessons, jazz band, marching band, math olympiad club, quiz bowl gladiator, geography challenge, soccer, swimming, snowflake baseball, running club, Say Not to Drugs Community Players
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What color was Mrs. Rose's hair?
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White
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What was the one thing Miss Esther did at Harris?
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Made announcements
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What was Ms. Marris's office called"
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the bunker
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During what decade was the bunker built and for what purpose?
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1950's for the schools civil defence bomb shelter
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What else was in Adams's backpack besides a pencil and paper when Ms. Marris wanted hime to write down a story about Miss Mimmie Bloch?
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textbooks, Mad Magazine, 3 Calvin and Hobbes books, CD's, empty iced teaa cartons, pistachio nut shells
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How old was Miss Minnie Bloch when she died?
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92
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What were Ms. Marris' two mottos for The Slash?
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1. Propel the good ship Harris forward; 2. Poke no holes in the bow
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What did Adam make so he would not be late?
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"Things to do" list
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IN what grade were Jennifer's twin sisters?
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Third Grade
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What did Adam love about basketball?
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He didn't need anyone else to play
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What did Franky Cutty dress up as two years ago for the "Say No To Drugs" Community Players presentation?
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Marijuana Cigarette/Joint
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Miss Minnie Blotch left money to the school and to what other place?
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Animal Shelter
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Who was Adam's friend at the animal shelter and what was his job?
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Danny, a placement specialist
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Who took mashed potatoes from the school cafeteria and threw it against a wall?
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Sammy
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Who was Phobe's teacher in first grade when she first talked with Eddie?
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Mrs. Parada
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How did Phoebe meet Eddie?
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Two baby birds had fallen
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What is Eddie's full name?
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Eddie Roosevelt James
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In what state was Eddie born? What decade?how many children in his family?
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Mississippi/1940's/12
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Eddie's chauffering jobs were for who? What address?
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Mrs. Frederick Lewis 125 Dewey St., North Tremble Mrs. Alan Clark 15 West Constable, North Trembel
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How many children does Eddie have?
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3--one son and 2 daughters
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What book series did Phoebe read in 1st grade?
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Boxcar Children
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What are the names of the two men who work in the Code Enforcement office?
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Herb Black and Berb Green
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How many visits did Phoebe make to get the Eddie story?
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five
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How many chairs and tables were set up for the Smile Contest?
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60 chairs and 3 tables
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What was the prize for the 1st place winner in the smile contest?
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$500 savings bond
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Where did The Slash get its name?
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from the school name--Harris Elem./(slash)Middle
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What is the slogan for Cable Action News 12?
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All new, all the time
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In the smile contest, what had to be exposed at all times for a smile to count?
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upper teeth
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In the smile contest, what happened during the breaks?
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Kids filled up on candy and cokes.
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How long did the smiles contest last?
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4 hours and 3 minutes
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Where did Adams and Jennifer meet before they went to the animal shelter to see or meet Danny?
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Pancake House
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How was Tremble Animal Shelter different than most?
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Did not put dogs and cats to death
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What id Adams and Danny like to do on the river?
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Skip rocks
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Who wrote the historical theory that Danny talked about?
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Hegel
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What was Adams's favorite dinner?
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Herb-spiced chicken cutlets with mashed potatoes and peas
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What did Mr. Brooks shout to students who answered a tough question?
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"Giagantic conceptual leap"
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What is the Latin word for truth?
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veritas
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What did Mr. Brooks say at the end of each period?
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"Ave atquevale" meaning hail and farewell
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How many lines is the 2,00 year-old poem by Virgil?
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9,800 lines in Latin
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What was the name of the board game students played for one month in Mr. Brooks' class?
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World Domination
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How long was the game board for the game played in Mr. Brooks' class?
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eight feet
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What did the school call the students who were the top scorers in the states test, as Adam was?
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Four-Plusers
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What did Jennifer tell Adam that "hubris" meant?
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overblown pride
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What was the dentist's name that was at the Smile Contest?
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Dr. Artimus Cooper
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What was the dentist's wife's name at the Smile Contest?
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Phyllis
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What was Ms. Minnie Block's former address?
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48 Grand Street
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What was the area of town where Ms. Minnie Bloch used to live called?
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The Willows
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Who did Adams meet when he went to the Willows?
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Mrs. Betty Willard
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Minnie Bloch left school at what age?
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13
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How old was Minnie Bloch when she died?
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92
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Minnie Bloch didn't like children much, but she planned weeks ahead for what holiday?
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Halloween
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How much money did Miss Bloch leave to Harris?
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$75,000
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Ms. Bloch's school donation was to be for what?
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Children(improving the lives of)
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What departments did Adams keep calling to speak with on of the Herbs?
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Code Enforecment
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What group funded the state competency test workbooks ($15.95 each plus $4 shipping and handling) for every student?
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Boland foundation
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Name of the local newspaper?
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Tremble Citizen-Gazette-Herald-Advertiser
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How many students typed stories on their home computers and emailed them to Adams for The Slash?
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Three
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What month was the first edition of The Slash printed?
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October
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How many copies of The Slash are printed of each edition?
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500
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What did the Harris PTA decide to dor for Eddie after the story in The Slash?
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Hold an Eddie the Janitor Appreciation Night
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What did mrs. Boland want to happen to all the houses in The Willows?
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torn down
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What was Jennfier's father's profession?
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Lawyer
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The woman, who got her front yard "cow" back after the article in The Slash was published, compared the mystery to what famous author's mystery novels?
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Agatha Christie
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What was the title of the Level II piece Adams was practicing on his barritone for the statewide music competition?
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"Sweet Betsy"
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What kind and color of car did Ms. Marris drive?
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Red Porche
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How many years had Eddie worked at Harris?
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27
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What did Danny and Adasm call it when a rock skipped so many times on the water that you couldn't count them all?
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a motorboat
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Who was the reporter for Toland Vision 12?
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Peter Friendly
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What song and artist did Mrs. Boland want the producers of her five minute video clip, on her vision for Tremble in the next century, to use?
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"My Way" by Frank Sinatra
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How many basketball hoops ere red tagged?
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1,048
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Who helped Adams work on the wording for The Slash's basketball hoop story?
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Mr. Brooks
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In United States history, what two reporters made a president resign, during what decade and who was the president?
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Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein of the Washington Post, the 1970's, President Richard Nixon
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What is a TRO?
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Temporary Restraining Order
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How many people showed up for "Eddie the Janitor Appreciation Night"?
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more than 700
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What was Danny's solution to getting the Marris/Miss Bloch story out to the adults in the community?
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e-mail
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Where did The Slash staff meet to have their "secret" meeting?
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The boathouse at Long Bluff
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How many students on The Slash staff?
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23
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What was Adams Canfield's 100% guaranteed, foolproof Middle-of-the-night-wake-up system?
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Drink six tall glasses of water before going to bed
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How did Jennifer's hair always smell
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Like apricots
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