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127 Cards in this Set
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How long is the speedboat "Black Duck?"
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50 feet
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What business is David Peterson's family in?
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Landscaping business
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What school level does David Peterson tell Ruben Hart he's in?
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He says he's a Senior in High School
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What school level is David Peterson actually in?
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He's a Freshman in High School
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Who were the first rumrunners?
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Local fisherman who wanted to make an extra buck for their families
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What is the name of the General Store with hidden storage cellars under the floor?
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Riley's General Store
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How much money would the boys get for returning marked lobster pots to their owners?
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10 cents apiece.
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How old are Jeddy and Ruben when they find the dead body?
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14 years old
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Who is Jeddy's Dad and what is his job title?
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Police Chief Ralph McKenzie
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What job does Carl Hart have?
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He is manager of Riley's General Store
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What is Jeddy's mother's first name?
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Eileen
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What did Jeddy's mother die of?
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The flu
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How old was Jeddy when his mother died?
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7
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What article of clothing was the dead body wearing when the boys found him?
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A fancy evening suit
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What jewelry items was the dead body wearing?
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A gold wristwatch and a wedding band
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What do the boys find on the dead body?
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A pipe and a satchel of tobacco
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What is the name of the Police Station's Part-time Bookkeeper?
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Mildred Cumming
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What is Charlie Pope's job title at the Police Station?
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Deputy Sergeant
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What does Marina cook for dinner on the night the boys found the dead body?
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Fried Chicken and Potato Salad
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How old does David Peterson tell Mr. Hart he is?
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17
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What kind of job does David Peterson want to get?
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He wants to get a job with the newspaper
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Who does Ruben Hart have to deliver medicine to in the middle of the night?
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Mrs. LeWitt
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Berfore they could shoot, what fair warning must the Coast Guard give to suspected rum-running boats?
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Blow a horn or shoot off a warning gun
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What verdict did the Federal Grand Jury give to the Coast Guard in regards to the shooting?
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They were all cleared
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In what state does the book Black Duck take place?
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Rhode Island
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Why was Viola shot?
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Someone tripped over her
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How far back do the police chief records in Town Hall go to?
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1930
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How did Viola originally come to Tom?
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She swam in
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How much money does Mr. Riley agree to give to Ruben for one night's work?
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$20
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How far from town is Brown's Cove?
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3 miles
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What is the color of Mr. Riley's car?
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Red
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Who is it that tells Ruben to "Hoof it" when the Feds come to get Mr. Riley?
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Tino
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Who does young Ruben think the dead man is?
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Tony Mordello
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What animal does Charlie Pope remind Ruben of?
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A snake
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Who does Charlie Pope say the dead man was?
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A New Bedford man, drowned off his boat w hile he was sport fishing.
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Besides tobacco, what does Ruben find inside the tobacco pouch?
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One half of a fifty-dollar bill
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What is the name of Billy Brady's dog?
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Sadie
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What is a ticket?
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A ticket is a document that proves you've paid a contract for a shipment of liquor
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What kind of dog is Sadie?
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A White Labrador
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Who is the stranger with a flashy tan fedora?
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Stanley Culp
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What is the name of the freighter Tony Mordello's shipment is coming on?
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Firefly
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Who is the Black Duck's Mechanic?
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Alfred Biggs
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Who is Billy's partner and navigator on the Black Duck?
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Rick Delucca
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How many children does Bernardo Rosario have?
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Two
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In what year did the whole country vote against the laws banning liquor?
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1933
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What is the Black Duck?
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A boat used for smuggling liquor
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What famous U.S. historical event is the setting for Ruben's story?
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Prohibition
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Who is the author of Black Duck?
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Janet Taylor Lisle
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What is the name of the man David interviews?
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Ruben Hart
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What is the name given to someone who smuggled liquor during Prohitibition?
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A rumrunner
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What is David's family's business?
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Landscaping
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What grade is David in?
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8th
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What does David tell Ruben he wants to interview him for?
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An article for newspaper; so he can get a job as a reporter
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How old were Ruben and Jeddy when they found the body on the beach?
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14
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What did Jeddy's father do for a living?
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Police Chief
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What was the name of the store that Ruben's dad managed?
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Riley's General Store
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What did Jeddy's mother die of?
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Flu
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What is the name of Jeddy's sister?
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Marina
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Where was the bullet hole in the body Ruben and Jeddy found?
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In the neck
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What did Ruben find when he searched the dead man's pockets?
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A pipe and tobacco
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Who is the police deputy goes with Ruben and Jeddy to look at the body?
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Charlie Pope
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What was Ruben delivering to Mrs. LeWitt the night he was on Tyler's Lane?
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Her medicine
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What did Ruben see he night he went toTyler's Lane?
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The Black Duck; men unloading boxes
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What was the main rule for David's interviews with Ruben?
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Don't ask and you may be told
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What did old Tom Morrison take from the dead body?
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A gold watch
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In what state to Ruben and Jeddy live?
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Rhode Island
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What is the name of Tom Morrison's dog that was shot and killed?
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Viola
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Why did the thug shoot Tom Morrison's dog, Viola?
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He tripped on her
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Where did Jeddy's father get him a job?
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Francher's Chicken Farm
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Who was arrested the night Ruben went to Brown's Beach to work?
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Mr. Riley
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After talking to Tino, who does Ruben think that Tony Mordello is?
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The dead man on the beach
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Charlie Pope ask Ruben if he found what item on the dead body?
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A slip of paper
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What does Ruben find in the tobacco pouch that belonged to the dead man?
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Half of a fifty dollar bill
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Who does Ruben meet when he goes to Tom Morrison's with Marina?
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Billy Brady
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What is the name of Billy Brady's white labrador?
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Sadie
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What does Marina tell Ruben about Billy Brady after they leave Tom Morrison's house?
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Billy is the captain of the Black Duck
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What does Ruben spy Chief McKenzie doing in his kitchen late one night?
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Counting money
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What organization was Mr. Culp part of?
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The New York Mob
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Who from Riley's store was there with the gangsters when Ruben was tied up and questioned?
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John Appleby
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Who told the gangsters that Ruben had the torn fifty dollar bill?
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Jeddy
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Who kidnaps Ruben from the Boston mobsters?
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The New York mobsters
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Who rescues Ruben from the mobsters who kidnap him?
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Billy Brady (or the crew of the Black Duck)
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Where did Ruben stay after his rescue from the mobsters?
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Tom Morrison's house
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What news does Ruben hear when his wife calls him during his interview with David?
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Jeddy died
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What was the name of the ship that the Black Duck was meeting on December 29, 1929?
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The Mary Logan
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Who did Billy Brady ask to be the fifth man on the Black Duck?
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Ruben Hart
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Who is Ruben's wife?
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Marina McKenzie
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According to the Newport Daily Journal article, how many cases of smuggled liquor were being carried on the Black Duck the night it was taken over by the coast guard?
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300 cases
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What grade will David be entering in the fall?
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9th grade (freshman)
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From what 2 countries did rumrunners bring their liquor from?
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Canada and the Bahamas
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Who were the first rumrunners?
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local fisherman
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What is Jeddy McKenzie's father's job?
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police chief
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What store does Ruben's father manage?
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Riley's General Store
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What killed Jeddy's mother
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the flu
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How did one-eyed Tom become one-eyed?
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a boat hook caught in his eye
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What was one-eyed Tom's dog's name?
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Viola
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What grade does David tell Ruben he is in?
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12th grade (senior)
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How much did Ruben get paid for helping the rumrunners the 1st time?
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$20
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At Brown's Cove, who did the rumrunners run away from?
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the prohibition agents
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What jail was Mr. Riley taken to?
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Fall River jail
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What excuse did Jeddy give Ruben for not hanging out together?
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"just don't have enough time" or "working on the farm"
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Where is Ruben's brother?
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Providence
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Where is Ruben's sister?
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Vermont
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Who is Bink Mosher?
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the butcher at Riley's
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What's the name of the new stockboy at Riley's?
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John Appleby
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Who was skippering the Black Duck for liquor runs?
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Billy Brady
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What was Ruben's favorite food that Marina cooked?
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clam chowder
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What was Tony Mordello's "ticket"?
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a torn 50 dollar bill
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What organization was able to "muscle in" and take charge of the rumrunning?
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Boston's College Boys
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At 4 A.M. Ruben was watching Chief McKenzie secretly through the windows. What was the chief doing?
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counting stacks of money
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What side job did Ruben do during the summer of 1929?
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bartending
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In what month did the stock market crash in 1929?
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October
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What was the name of the New York mobster who smoked cigarettes and spoke with Ruben outside Riley's?
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Stanley Culp
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How much money did Stanley Culp donate to the Bishop Fund at St. Mary's?
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$15
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How much money did Stanley Culp tuck into the pocket of children who came by?
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a dime (10 cents)
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After being knocked out by the mobsters, what does Ruben ask for when he regains consciousness?
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water
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What did Ruben tell the Boston mobsters he did with the torn 50 dollar bill?
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threw it in the wastebasket at school
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After being kidnapped the 2nd time, Ruben notices 3 constellations outside. Name 2.
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Orion's Belt, Scorpio and Big Dipper
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What Jeddy's mother's first name?
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Eileen
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What was the name of the patrol boat that shot down the Black Duck in real life?
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CG-290
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How old did Mildred Cumming live to be?
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96
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Who did Ruben eventually marry?
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Marina
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In what textbook did Ruben hide the torn 50 dollar bill?
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his geometry book
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In 1938 what destroyed Tom's chicken coops?
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hurricane
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Who was the fifth man on the Black Duck?
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Ruben
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How far back do the records on police chiefs go?
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1930
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What was the name of the schooner the Black Duck was meeting on the night it was shot down?
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Mary Logan
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