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53 Cards in this Set
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What type of car was Deet working on that he thought didn't belong in the garage?
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silver Mercedes
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What type of car did Deet think belonged in the garage?
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old trucks
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Where did the Mercedes come from?
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a friend of Dan's from California
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What was the only part of the garage that didn't look like it just came from the 60's?
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gas pumps
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What were the walls of Dan's garage made of?
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white cement
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What happened to the green felt pine trees in the shop?
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the smell had gone out of them (they were so old)
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What did Dan say when he saw a car with lots of bumper stickers?
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“I don't want to know your politics, I don't want to know your religion, and I don't want to know what you do for a hobby”
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What hung on the wall of the garage?
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girly or naked girl calendar
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What does Dan say about his calendar?
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“they don't make them like that anymore”
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What was Deet allowed to change on the cars at Dan's?
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the oil and wiper blades
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What was Deet allowed to check on the cars at Dan's?
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radiator
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Where could Deet drive the cars that came in for service at Dan's?
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drive the finished cars to the bay
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“Its a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.” is a quote from whom?
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Winston Churchill
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What day of the week were the kids supposed to turn in their quotations?
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Thursday
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What did Deet think “born mechanics” did 200 years ago?
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worked on cotton gins and spinning wheels
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Who said, “Man is Nature's sole mistake”?
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W.S. Gilbert
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When did Socrates live?
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470-399 BC
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Who wrote,”the world is beautiful, but it has a disease called Man”?
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Friedrich Nietzsche
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What came on Wednesdays to Dan's garage?
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the Snap-On Tools truck
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How were the tools arranged in the toolbay?
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Higgledy-piggledy in the chest
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What did Deet want to use to shine up the tools?
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gasoline
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When Deet saw the tools, what did he say he hated?
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disorder and mess
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When Patty got all dressed up, what did she do?
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looked pleased with herself and twirled
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How did the kids react when their mom got all dressed up?
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be radiant with admiration
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How would dad react when his wife got dolled up?
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look almost tickled
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What specific item did dad buy from the Snap-On Tools truck? How much was it?
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3/4” ratchet; $75
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What type of things did Deet think his folks bought?
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things that they didn't need
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What would Mr Hodges do if Deet turned in his homework before first period?
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write half a page about your thoughts instead of just “good” or “needs more thought”
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What didn't Mr Hodges force students in his class to do?
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talk in class
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Who said, “good breeding consists of concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little of the other person”?
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Mark Twain
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For the first quotation assignment, how many did Deet turn in? How many were required?
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4 instead of 3
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What type of cereal did Jam and PJ eat?
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Coco Puffs and Fruit Loops
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What breakfast didn't Deet approve of?
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cold cereal
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What type of magazine did Deet's mom buy?
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the National Enquirer
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According to the issue of National Enquirer, what did a teenager give birth to?
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chicken
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According to the issue of National Enquirer, whose molecules were found on Mars?
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Elvis's
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Deet corrected his mother when she confused which two words?
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Lay and Lie
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What grade is Jam in?
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3rd
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What did Jam need to bring into school?
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a photo of the whole family
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Where were the photos kept?
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a beat up shoe box
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When the shoe box containing photos was opened, what did they find?
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something sticky like KoolAid had been spilled on them
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What did mom say she would do with the photos?
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put them in an album
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How did dad look in all the Christmas photos?
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blurred
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What did Deet place on this bulletin board?
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Neat lists
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What was over the dresser in Deet's room?
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a history time-line poster
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What book was Deet trying to learn by heart?
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Alice's Restaurant
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What quotation is mentioned from Alice's Restaurant?
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Mother Stabbers' father stabbers! Kill, kill, kill!
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When did the girls get to see dad?
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dinner and Saturdays
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What time would Dad go to bed and wake up?
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Midnight -8 o'clock
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What was Deet's real name? Where did it come from?
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Dietrich, pipeline camp
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When Mom took pictures of the girls, what did she write on the back?
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her name, weight, age
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How did Deet decide to organize the photos?
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by date
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What did people say were same about Deet and his dad? What did Deet think was the same?
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People said they use the same gestures. Deet thought his face was sad, too
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