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150 Cards in this Set
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Who was holding Blankie bunched in front of his face?
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Gerry
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What had Mom and Dylan stuck on the ceiling of the boys' bedroom two summers earlier?
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stars
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What had caused the car accident that killed Mom?
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A guy had run a red light
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What was Mom's full name?
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Christine Emily Byron
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How had Mom always worn her hair?
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In a ponytail
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What was the name of the sailboat that Dad bought?
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Chrysalis
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What is the cocoon stage of a butterfly or moth called?
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Chrysalis
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Where was Dad planning to sail with the boys?
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The Bahamas
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How long was Dad planning to cruise the Bahamas with the boys?
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A year
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On the boat, who had the V-berth for his private room?
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Dylan
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On the boat, who had the port quarter berth for his room?
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Dad
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What was the device that Dad bought for broadcasting your position in an emergency so you had a chance to be rescued?
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EPIRB
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What is the westernmost island of the Bahamas?
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Bimini
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What treat was Mom going to make to calm everybody down after Gerry's first official swimming lesson?
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banana splits
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Who had made a mobile of the planets to hang under the stars on the ceiling at home?
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Dylan
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What is the last star in the Little Dipper and the only one that never moves?
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the Pole Star
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What two items did Dad say you must have when alone on deck at night?
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life jacket and safety harness
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How long wa Chrysalis?
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Just over thirty feet
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What was the Great Bahama Bank that Dad decided it was time for them to cross?
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A wide, flat underwater plateau
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What is Ben's full name?
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James Benjamin Byron
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Where did Dad and the boys go after crossing the Bank?
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Joulters Cay
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Which of Dad's hands got cut badly, the left or the right?
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the right hand
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Which one of the boys was best at changing Dad's bandage after he cut his hand?
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Dylan
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At Andros, where did Dad and the boys tie up long enough to fill the cupboards with groceries and the tanks with gas and water?
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Morgan's Bluff
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What book did Dad tell Ben he must have read to him a thousand times just before he began to read it to Gerry?
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Where the Wild Things Are
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When Gerry gave Ben the rusty little car wrapped in a piece of drawing paper, what was the occasion?
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Ben's sixteenth birthday
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What month did Dad and the boys leave Andros for Nassau?
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December
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Did everyone like Nassau?
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No, they hated it.
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What was the celebration called that Nassau had the day after Christmas?
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Junkanoo
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On what day did Dad and the boys leave Nassau?
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First day of the new year
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In what string of lonely and beautiful islands did the golden day take place?
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The Berrys
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What is the northwesternmost island in the Bahamas?
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Walker's Cay
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When Gerry fell overboard, who jumped in and rescued him?
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Ben
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After the storm and shipwreck, Chrysalis was wedged about how far east of a small island?
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about a hundred yards
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How many jagged rocks broke the surface of the water around Chrysalis when it was wedged about a hundred yards east of a small island?
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eight jagged rocks
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On what did the boys load supplies when they left the shipwrecked boat?
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The dinghy
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What was the last thing the boys did on their very first day on land after the shipwreck?
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They put out a signal for help
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What did the boys use as a signal for help when they landed on the island after the shipwreck?
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They rigged the spinnaker high in the trees so that the bright blues and pinks of the sail would be waving
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What did the boys eat their first night on the island after the shipwreck?
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chili from a can heated over a fire
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After how many days on the island did the boys decide to go back to the boat to scour for anything else that they could use?
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They decided on the sixth day.
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After seven days on the island, how many bags of water had the boys drunk?
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Two bags of water
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How much of their stash of food had the boys eaten after seven days on the island?
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almost half
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What did Dylan say was edible and that people make jelly out of?
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sea grapes
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What did the boys take with them the day they decided to explore the rest of the island?
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the last 3 breakfast bars, a knife and a jar of water
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Ben had to pull spines out of Gerry's hands because he walked too close to what?
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a cactus
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What else besides Gerry's hands had cactus spines that needed pulling out?
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his Blankie
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When the boys reached the top of the island, they could see that it was shaped like what?
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a boomerang
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The right angle of the boomerang shaped island pointed in what direction?
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almost due east
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When they ran out of food on the island, what were 2 of the first things that they ate?
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prickly pear and conch
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Who knew about an evaportation and condensation apparatus for making water?
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Dylan
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What kind of fish did Gerry catch, then hide under his shirt before dropping it in front of his brothers?
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a huge flounder
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What did Gerry's mom call him when he was a baby?
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Noogie
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Who caught an iguana, then skinned,it cut it up, and cooked it in a pot?
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Dylan
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Who made a sailboat by using the dinghy, a spinnaker pole, a handkerchief sail, and two palm fronds?
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Ben
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Each of Dylan's three water stills made about how much water a day?
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Each made about a cup of water and sometimes more
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What kind of eggs did the boys find and eat?
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turtle eggs
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Ben found Dylan lying on a wide ledge about 30 feet to his right and how many feet down?
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ten feet
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Ben told Dylan that he had seen cumulus clouds low on the horizon and had heard that was a sign of what?
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a sign of an island
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Dylan told Ben that Gerry knew how to work what?
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the water-maker
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In what did Ben put the jar of water, the few strips of dried fish, some prickly-pear-pads already scraped clean, and a hook and line when he was leaving the island?
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He put all the items in an old shirt tied up in a knot
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The people that found Ben when he was out in the ocean in the dinghy all by himself were on what kind of boat?
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A deep-sea fishing boat
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How long before the island was found where Gerry and Dylan were, after Ben was found on the dinghy in the ocean?
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Two hours
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How long after the boys were lost at sea did the authorities close the search?
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after a month
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After the authorities closed the search for the boys when they were lost at sea, how much longer did Dad continue to look?
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For another month
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Ben's mother told them that without love you are what?
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just another person
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Ben's mother told them that with love you are what?
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a power
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What does Pleiades mean?
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the sisters
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How much money did Ben's dad give him for a plane ticket?
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Four hundred dollars
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Ben noticed, when looking at his mother's picture, that she had whose eyes?
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Gerry's eyes
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Ben noticed, when looking at his mother's picture, that she had whose mouth?
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Dylan's mouth
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Which one of the boys looked like Dad?
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Ben
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What does Dylan say is the morning star?
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Venus
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For how long were the boys and their father supposed to go sailing?
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1 year
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What was Gerry's favorite thing?
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His Blankie
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How had the boys' mother died?
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Man ran a ride light and hit her
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What does Dylan smash into Aunt Sue's hand after the funeral?
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A sandwich
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To where did they drive to purchase the boat on which they would sail?
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Key West
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What is the name of the boat on which they will sail?
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Chrysalis
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What is another name that Ben thought would be good for the boat?
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Wind Racer, Sea Hawkm Wave Dancer, free Time or S7ummer Dream
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What was Ben's job to be on the boat?
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Fixing the diesel engine
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What was Dylan's job to be on the boat?
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Navigation
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What was Gerry's job to be on the boat?
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Crew
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What collection of Ben's did his dad make him throw out?
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Magazines
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What one thing of his mother's did Ben keep?
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A photograph
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From where did they leave on their journey?
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Marathon
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What couldn't Gerry do?
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Swim
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What two things are mandatory while on deck alone?
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Life jacket & saftey harness
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What is the first port to which they sailed?
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Bimini
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How did dad try to get Gerry to swim?
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He threw him in the water feet first, straight down
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What was caught on the propeller that Ben had to clear away?
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Seaweed
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How did the father's arm and hand get injured?
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Pulling seaweed off the propeller he got cut
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What book did day say hed' read to Ben 1000 times when he was young?
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Where the Wild Things Are
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What is Christmas called in Nassau, Bahamas?
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Junkanoo
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Why did they leave the Junkanoo so quickly?
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A woman put her arms around dad and it made him uncomfortable
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After the boat had a collisionwhat happened to the name on the stern?
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The name was scratched off and said Chrys-is
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What did the boys think happened to their father when he went missing?
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They thought he committed suicide
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What is a dangerous illusion during a storm
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Control
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During the storm, the boys has to keep what part of the boat facing the waves?
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Stern
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Why did Gerry fall overboard?
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He was looking for his Blankie
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What was the last thing the boys did on their first day on the island?
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Put out a signal for help
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What was in the book that Ben found in the pillow on his father's bunk?
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Mom's apron
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What was Gerry hiding under his shirt ?
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A flounder fish
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What did Ben turn the dinghy into?
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A sailboat
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What is it called when you put bait in an area to attract larger fish?
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Chumming
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How did Dylan break his leg?
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He fell off a ledge
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Why wasn't Dylan's leg healing after it was broken?
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It was infected
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Why did Ben leave in the dinghy after Dylan broke his leg?
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to find a doctor
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What was dad checking on when he fell overboard?
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The emergency pack
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Why did Ben still think his dad tried to commit suicide?
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Doing a safety check at night was not to be done
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What did dad give to Ben that had belonged to his mother?
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A sachet
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For how long does Dad say they are going to sail?
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One year.
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What does Ben want for his sixteenth birthday?
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A car.
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Where in Florida is the sailboat located?
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Key West.
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How did the boys' mother die?
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She was killed in a car accident.
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What does Dad do for a living?
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He's a university professor.
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What does Gerry always carry with him?
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Blankie.
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What is the name of the sailboat?
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Chrysalis.
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On the boat, what was Dylan in charge of?
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Navigation.
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What did Ben's Dad want him to learn about on the boat?
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Diesel engines.
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What is the biggest sail on the boat?
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The number one genoa.
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How did the movers label the boys' boxes?
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Boy 1, boy 2 and boy 3.
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What kind of magazines did Ben collect?
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Car magazines.
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Other than clothes, what did Dad bring on the boat?
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A book of poetry.
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What happened to Gerry when he was trying to change the sail?
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He fell overboard.
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What was Mom going to the store to get when she was killed in the accident?
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Ice cream.
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Which brother knew about astronomy?
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Dylan
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What caused the sailboat's engine to die on the way to Bimini?
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Air in the fuel line.
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Why did Dad make Ben jump into the harbor at Bimini?
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To check the anchor.
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After they'd been in Bimini for a while, what did Dad decide it was time to cross?
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The Grand Bahama Bank
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What happened to Dad when he was cleaning seaweed from the propeller?
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He cut his hand.
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What kind of fish did Ben first spear?
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A grouper.
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What do the Bahamians call their day after Christmas celebration?
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Junkanoo.
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What did the Bahamian fisherman bring to thank Dad and the kids for the sugar?
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Lobster
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Where did Dad want to go when they left the Bahamas?
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Bermuda.
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What do you do when you reef the main?
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You make the sail smaller.
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How did Ben get water from the boat to the tent?
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In trash bags.
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What did the boys use to hold up the sail when they made a tent?
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The spinnaker pole.
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What item of his mom's did Ben find inside his dad's pillowcase in the wreaked boat?
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Her apron.
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On the island, what did the snake Ben heard turn out to be?
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An iguana.
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What was the first thing the boys found on the island that they ate?
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Prickly pear.
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What did the boys cut up and cook like hot dogs?
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A conch.
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What kind of fish did Gerry spear?
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A flounder.
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A few days after eating the fish Gerry speared, what did Dylan catch in a snare?
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An iguana.
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After losing the motor, what did Ben turn the dinghy into?
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A sailboatl
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What did Dylan tell Ben scares sharks?
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Noise
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What game did Dylan play when he was two?
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What's in there?
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What was Dylan looking for when he fell over the cliff?
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Eggs.
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Which way did Ben sail to get help?
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West.
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Ben signed on as crew to deliver a yacht. Where were they taking it?
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Hawaii
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Dad told Ben he didn't want children. What did he say he wanted?
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Freedom.
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