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61 Cards in this Set
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How do the boys remember the story together?
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Through blood.
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What things does Ben leave out of the story he tells Gerry?
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Dad gone, the storm, the shipwreck on the coral reef, and leaving Gerry with Dylan dying.
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While driving to the boat, where was Dylan sitting?
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In the back seat.
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What month did the flashback start in?
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June
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Where was the sun rising in relation to the car when Ben and his family arrived at the Keys?
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Behind the car.
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Why does Gerry say Venus is a star?
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Dylan called it a star (Morning star)
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How many months was Ben supposed to wait to get a car?
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Five months
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What color was Dad's hair?
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Grey
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What did Dad say to blow off Ben's request for the car?
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"It doesn't matter anymore."
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How long was the boat that Ben kept on the lake?
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Twenty-two feet long.
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What was the motel that the boys and Dad stayed in the keys near to?
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Near the marina where the boat was docked.
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When Ben wished he could shut his ears, what was he hearing?
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Maid's cart scraping from room to room, cartoons next door, and Gerry whimpering
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What was on the ceiling of Ben's room, and how long had they been there?
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Starts that Mom and Dad had stuck on the ceiling. They had been there for two summers.
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What were the boys doing when Dad discovered Mom had died?
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Ben was watching a baseball game on TV,Gerry was sleeping after a swimming lesson, and Dylan was looking through telescope catalogs.
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What had Mom been doing when she was killed?
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She getting ice cream.
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How had Mom been gone to go buy ice cream?
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Twenty minutes.
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How far away from home was Mom when she was killed?
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Two blocks away.
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What did Mom never wear?
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Skirts
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How was Mom's hair done?
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In a ponytail
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When did Mom especiall tease Dad?
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When he recited peotry
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When Ben's family took a walk in the woords, what would Ben's dad say, and how would Mom reply?
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"Margaret, are you grieveing over Goldengrove unleaving?" Mom would reply, "Him, how many times do I have to tell you - m name is Christine."
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What is Dad's first name?
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Jim
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How did others sympathize with Ben's family when Mom died?
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Dad's sister flew down, other professors at the university took over Dad's classes, and Anderw wanted to take Ben to a game.
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What line did Dad read to the boys before they went to sleep?
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"Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against that dying of the light."
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After they were sent to bed after a line from a poem, why did the boys not want to surprise Dad?
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It was too easy to catch him crying.
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For the funeral, who did the boys' ties?
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Ben
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Who usually did the boys' ties?
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Dad.
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On the way to the funeral, where did Ben sit on the car?
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In the front seat.
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What was "Mom's seat"?
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The front seat.
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Why did Ben not go to bed after the funeral?
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There were too many people at the house.
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What were the people in the family's house doing?
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Standing around talking in low voices and eating sandwiches.
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Where was Aunt Sue after the funeral in the family's house?
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In the kitchen.
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What did Ben do when he said "It's not fair" to Aunt Sue?
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Squash a sandwich.
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After Mom died, what did Ben want to do?
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He wanted to dissapear right then, to disintegrate.
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Why did Ben stand up straight after he was leaning on the refrigerator?
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The refrigerator cycled off.
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When Ben stopped leaning on the refrigerator and turned around, who was there and what was he doing?
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Gerry was there and he was holding Blankie bunched up against his mouth.
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What did Gerry say when Ben smelled a corner of Blankie?
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"It smells good, doesn't it?"
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When Ben woke up the first morning in Key West what did he see and feel?
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Blankie half under his head ang Gerry breathing in his face. Dylan was looking out the window.
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Where did Dylan say Dad went during the first morning in Key West?
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See the boat and shop at the marina store.
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When Ben asked what time it was when he woke up, what did Dylan reply?
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"Lunchtime."
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What did the boys eat in the first morning in Key West?
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Pizza
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When Ben ate the last piece of pizza at Key West, what did he do after?
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Balled up his napkin and tossed into the trash can and said, "Three points!"
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What did Chrysalis mean?
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A scientific term for a cocoon stage of a butterly or moth.
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What did Ben say Chrysalis sound like?
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A girl's name or a perfume.
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What did Gerry say Chrysalis sound like?
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Mom's name
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After the boys discussed the boat, why did Ben get irritated?
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Gerry couldn't shoot the napkin in the trash can.
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What were names Ben thought were good for the boat?
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Wind Racer, Sea Hawk, Wave Dancer, Free time, Summer dream, or no name at all.
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What did the familiy call the boat on the lake?
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"The boat".
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When did the family sail on the lake?
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As often as they could.
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What did Dad talk about when they went sailing?
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Sailing around the world.
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When Ben was little, what kind of stories did Dad make up about sailing?
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Sailiang through tsunamis and living off the land in Tahiti.
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What books did Dadd and Ben read about sailing?
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Kon-Tiki and Dove and Alone Around the World
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When did Dad stop talking about sailing around the world?
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When mom was pregnant the last time.
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Why did Ben thought Dad didn't mean sailing around the world?
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He stopped talking about it.
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Why was Ben glad that he thought they weren't going to sail aroune the world?
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He wanted to play baseball and go to summer camp and get a car.
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When the FOR SALE sign came up, about how long had Mom been dead?
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Two months.
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Why did Mom say the house would never sell?
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It was too small.
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The night the FOR SALE sign came up, what did Ben order?
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Chinese.
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Why did Gerry not eat the food the night the FOR SALE sign came up?
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It was different stuff than what Ben ordered.
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What did Gerry eat instead of the food on the table the night the FOR SALE sign came up?
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Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich.
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Who made Gerry's dinner when the wrong food came?
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Ben.
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