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What does Miss Shore call old people?
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seniors
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According to Miss Edna, why is it okay to cry if you need to, no matter how big you get?
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Everybody has a right to their own tears.
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According to what Lonnie's mother used to tell him, which flower is the first sign of spring?
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Crocus
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After Ms. Cooper told Lonnie that the poem wasn't outside the window, he thinks to himself that poetry is where?
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Everywhere
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At what school did Rodney teach at?
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P.S. 377 on the other side of Brooklyn
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Both Locomotion and Jenkins did the same thing at night after going through tragedy. What did they do?
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Screamed
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During Christmas , what song did Lonnie 's mother play when they put the tree up?
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Come on, baby , do the locomotion
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For what did Rodney pray?
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Peace
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From what part of the country is Clyde?
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The South
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How did Jenkins lose his leg?
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fighting in the war
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How did Jenkins lose his leg?
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A building fell on him
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How did Lili's singing at church make Locomotion feel?
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Like someone put a warm blanket over him
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How did Lonnie describe Spring?
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peaceful
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How did Lonnie determine it was Spring?
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when he saw the crocuses pushing out if the dirt
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How did Lonnie get the name Locomotion?
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After the song "Locomotion"
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How did Ms. Alina where her hair?
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braids pulled back in in a pony tail
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How long does Locomotion think he and Lili will live to be?
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a hundred years old
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How many years had Locomotion been living with Ms. Edna when Jenkins got hurt in the war?
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2 years
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How many years older is Lonnie than Lili?
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3
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How many years younger is Lili than her brother Lonnie?
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3
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How much older is Locomotion than Lili?
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3 years
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How old does Locomotion feel he must be to take care of Lili by himself?
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21 years old
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How old is Lili in the beginning of the story?
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8
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How old is Lonnie in the beginning of the story?
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11
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How old was Lili and Lonnie when their parents died?
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Lonnie 7 and Lili 4
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How old would Lili be when Lonnie turned 12?
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9
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In the book Peace Locomotion , what type of gift did Ms. Edna and Rodney give Lonnie for his birthday?
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Watch
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In Locomotion's poem "Imagine Peace" he thinks peace is what color?
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Blue
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In the book Peace Locomotion, what major league baseball team did Lonnie go to the games to see.
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Mets
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In the book Peace Locomotion, what teacher told Lonnie that he was an aspiring poet?
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Ms. Cooper
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In the book Peace Locomotion, what was the name of Lonnie's friend who moved away?
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Lamont
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In the book, Peace Locomotion, what was the name of Ms. Edna's sons.
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Rodney and Jenkins
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In the poem "Little Things" what makes Clyde remember good things?
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Pundcake
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In what city does Lili live with her foster parent?
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New York City
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In what grade were the guys when Clyde moved from down south?
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Fifth
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In what month did Locomotion and Lili's parents die?
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December
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Lonnie was able to watch TV during the week because he made a 97% on what test?
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World History Test
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Lonnie was considered a poet because he likes writing, what?
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poems
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Name the dessert that Lili doesn't like.
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Cheesecake
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On what day does Jenkins see the guy about his leg
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Tuesdays
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On what avenue ,did Lonnie and Ms. Edna shop for cheaper groceries?
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Vanderbilt
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On what day does Jenkins see his social worker?
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Wednesdays
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On what day does Ms. Edna make French toast?
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Saturday
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On what piece of playground equipment did Locomotion take Lili when they were young?
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The Slide
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To what state did Lamont move?
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Florida
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To what story did Jenkins compare the building falling on his leg to a house falling on someone?
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The Wizard of Oz
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What does Clyde miss the most from the south?
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The dirt
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What is the name of the girl Lonnie likes?
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LaTenya
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What leg did Jenkins lose?
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left
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What was the age that Lonnie told Linil that they will live to see
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at least 100
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What age was Lonnie going to be on his birthday in the story?
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12
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What baseball team is Lonnie's favorite?
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(N Y) Mets
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What body part did Jenkins lose in the war?
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His leg
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What day of the week does Lonnie see Lili?
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Saturday
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What desert did Lili not like?
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cheesecake
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What dessert does Lili not like?
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Cheesecake
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What did Angel drop on the ground in honor of Jenkins and all soldiers?
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Chocolate
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What did Clyde tell Lonnie he missed most about the south?
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the (red) dirt
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What did Jenkins do to Locomotion in some family pictures?
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Put rabbit ears behind his head
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What did Jenkins do when he head to go to war?
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cry
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What did Lili foster parent do to her hair?
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straighten it
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What did Locomotion tell Lili that their parents were now?
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Stars in the sky
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What did Lonnie blame Eric's being mean for?
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Having the sickle cell disease
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What did Miss Shore call old people?
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seniors
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What did Ms. Alina have in her bushy eyebrows
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a gold pierced ring
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What did Ms. Alina tell Lonnie that he should , think, talk and write about?
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one true thing
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What did Ms. Cooper ask when Locomotion told her he was a poet?
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Had he published any books.
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What did Ms. Edna say that Clyde had the prettiest of any boy?
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eyes
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What did Rodney call Lonnie?
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little brother
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What did Rodney do on some days at Public School 377?
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Student taught
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What did Rodney say photosynthesis was like?
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Plants breathing
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What did the new teacher, Miss Alina, make that Locomotion couldn't eat because they were just like ones that Mama used to make?
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Green wreath cookies
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What did the teacher, Miss Alina, give the boys for figuring out a math problem?
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Cupcakes
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What did Lili call her foster mama
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mama
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What disease did Eric have?
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sickle-cell
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What disease does Eric have?
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Sickle Cell
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What does Clyde want to be when he grows up?
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an accountant
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What does Locomotion call the time before he and Lili were living apart?
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the Before Time
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What does Lonnie do after he finishes writing his poems.
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makes copies
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What does Lonnie tell Lili to always pray for?
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peace
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What does Miss Edna fix for Lonnie's breakfast on Saturdays?
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French toast
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What does Miss Edna tell Locomotion when things don't go right in their house?
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Sometimes the heart breaks so hard.
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What does Ms. Edna like in her coffee?
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milk
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What does the social worker want Jenkins to talk about?
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What happened in the war
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What drink did Ms. Edna's put into a thermos for Lonnie and Lili when it was cold?
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hot cider
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What food did Ms. Alina make for the Holiday party?
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read and green wreath cookies
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What gift did Lonnie buy Lili for her birthday?
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Polly dolls
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What grade did Lili get on her math test?
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100%
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What grade did Locomotion earn on the pop quiz Ms. Cooper gave the day after he told her he was a poet?
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Forty-two
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What grade did Ms. Cooper teach?
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Sixth
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What grade did Rodney teach?
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3rd grade
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What grade does Rodney student-teach?
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Third grade
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What grade was Clyde in when he moved from down South to Brooklyn?
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5th grade
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What grade was Lonnie in when he wrote a poem to Ms. Alina?
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6th grade
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What happen to Lonnie parents?
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they died in a fire
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What is a draft in the military?
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A draft is when they come after those who don't want to fight in a war because not enough will fight voluntarily
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What is going to be the first present Locomotion gives to Lili when they live together again?
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The box full of all the letters he wrote to her
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What is Lilli's foster parent name?
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What is Locomotion's favorite baseball team?
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The New York Mets
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What is Locomotion's full name?
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Lonnie Collins Motion
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What is Locomotion's real name?
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Lonnie Collins Motion
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What is Lonnie's nickname?
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Locomotion
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What is the first news Ms. Edna got about Jenkins at WAR?
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He was missing
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What is the name of Locomotion's social worker?
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Miss Jamison
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What is the name of Lonnie's foster mama?
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Ms. Edna
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What is the name of the book mama used to read to Locomotion and Lili?
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Stevie
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What is the name of the major motion picture in which Lonnie says he and his family are the stars?
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The Motion Family
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What is the name of the young teacher that Lonnie admire?
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Ms. Alina lain
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What month did Lonnie's parents die?
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December
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What month of the year did Lonnie hate?
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December
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What mountain in Africa that Lonnie's father always referred to as a man being able to climb?
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Kilimanjaro
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What news channel did Lonnie watch with Ms. Edna?
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CNN
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What news did they get about Jenkins?
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He was missing
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What part of the chicken did Lonnie like?
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the wing
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What profession did Rodney takes interest in?
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teaching (wanted to be a teacher)
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What Science topic did Lonnie learned information about from Rodney?
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photosynthesis
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What song inspired Mama to give Lonnie the nickname Locomotion?
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Come on Baby do the Locomotion
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What stat did Lamont move to?
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Florida
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What style of writing did Locomotions like to do?
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Poetry
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What subject did Rodney help Lonnie with?
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Science
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What subject does Lonnie not like.
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math
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What teacher did Lonnie dislike?
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Ms. Cooper
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What things Lonnie tell Lil hat de does not?
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the color pink and playing with baby dolls.
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What type of cake did Lili's foster mama bake for her and Lonnie for her birthday?
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lemon pound cake
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What type of cake did Ms. Edna bake Lonnie for his 12th birthday?
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Chocolate
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What was Lili's favorite color?
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yellow
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What was Lonnie staring at when Jenkins told him, "it ain't coming back."?
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His half leg (where his missing leg would have been)
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What was Lonnie's description of Miss Shore?
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cranky lady
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What was Lonnie's full name?
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Lonnie Collins Motion
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What was Miss Edna's and Rodney's gift for Locomotion on his birthday?
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watch
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What was Ms. Marcus' first name?
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Lucy
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What was the color of Lili's dress the first time she saw Lonnie?
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orange
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What was the color of the dress that Ms. Edna wore to both church and when the weather was warm?
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yellow and white
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What was the first thing Jenkins asked for when he woke up?
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His mama
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What was the money that Lonnie's mother was saving for both him and Lili for?
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college
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What was the name of Lonnie's best friend.?
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Clyde
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What was the name of Lonnie's social worker?
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Miss Jamison
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What was the name of the Book Lonnie's mother read to both him and Lili?
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Stevie
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What was the name of the camp where Locomotion and Lili got to spend two weeks together like regular brothers and sisters?
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Camp Kaufman
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What was the name of the zoo that Locomotion and his family would visit when he was younger?
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Prospect Park Zoo
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What was the name of the zoo that Lonnie parents took both him and Lili by bus to visit?
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Prospect Park Zoo
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What was the secret to making french toasts?
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poking it with a fork while its cooking.
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What will Locomotion's first present to his sister be when they are finally together again?
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The letters he has written her.
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When he sings, "On top of Old Smoky," what does Rodney say Old Smoky was covered with?
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Rutabagas
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When Jenkins woke up , what was the first thing he did?
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ask for his mama
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When Lonnie earned a 97 on his world history test, Miss Edna gave a choice. What were the two things he could choose from?
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To watch TV for an hour OR to have an extra dessert
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When Lonnie listens to Lili sing in church, he says it makes him feel like what?
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Someone has put a warm blanket over him.
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When Lonnie went to church with Lili and her foster mother, he described something that "looked like one big blanket of red moving back and forth, all slow and peaceful." What was that?
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The choir
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Where did Lamont move to ?
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Florida
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Where did LaTenya tell Lonnie she was going to for Christmas with her family?
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Puerto Rico
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Where did Lonnie and Lili go camping for two wheels during the summer?
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Camp Kaufman
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Where did Lonnie get money to but milk for Ms. Edna's coffee?
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from a jar over the sink
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Where did Lonnie not want Lili to end up staying again?
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in a group home
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Where did Lonnie's parents buy their Christmas tree?
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Fulton Street
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Where is Miss Edna's son, Jenkins?
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in the army fighting in the war
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Where was one place Lonnie told Lili she could find peace?
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in her music
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Which friend of Lonnie wants to join the Army?
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Eric
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Which girl does Lonnie think is the prettiest in the sixth-grade class?
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LaTenya
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Which of Locomotion's friends has sickle-cell disease?
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Eric
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Which one of Miss Edna's son went to fight in the war?
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Jenkins
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Which student answered the math problem correctly so that the entire class got cupcakes?
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Eric
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Which teacher told Lonnie he was a poet and would give him free time to write?
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Ms. Marcus
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Who comes to visit Jenkins on Tuesdays?
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The man who will help him use his new leg
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Who comes to visit Jenkins on Wednesdays?
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A social worker
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Who did locomotion compare Ms. Alina to?
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his mama
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Who gave Lonnie a poster of the Nets?
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Rodney
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Who grew crocuses in Lonnie's neighborhood?
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Miss shore
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Who had walked all the way from Brooklyn to Harlem with Eric?
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Lamont
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Who is Locomotions' foster mother?
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Miss Edna
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Who made the green and red wreath cookies that Lonnie got to eat at school?
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Miss Alina
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Who shared his Hershey bar with the rest of the guys?
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Angel
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Who told Lonnie that he wanted to be a teacher, and that "It would be cool to make …kids who think they're not smart suddenly see how smart they really are"?
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Rodney
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Who told Lonnie to pray for peace?
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Rodney
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Who told Lonnie, "There's all kinds of mamas"?
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Clyde
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Who told Lonnie, "You've had a hard life, huh?"
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Jenkins
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What color was the new knapsack Ms. Edna bought Lonnie for school.
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blue camouflage
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Why did Jenkins decide to go to the war?
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to pay for college
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Why did Lamont move from New York?
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his father got a new job
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Why did Locomotion cry on his birthday?
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He cried because Lili didn't show up to meet him
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Why did locomotion not want to talk about Jenkins in his letters to Lili?
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in fear of her having bad dreams at night
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Why did Miss Edna get all choky when she saw Locomotion putting his books in the blue camouflage knapsack?
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It reminded her of her older son who was fighting in the war.
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Why does Clyde miss the dirt from the South?
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He liked that its reddish color made the mud red when it rained
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Why was Jenkins in a wheelchair when he came back from the war?
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He lost his leg
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Why was Locomotion having trouble writing a poem about Jenkins?
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His teacher, Mrs. Collins. Told him he was not a poet because he was not published and it shook his confidence
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With which school subject does Locomotion most struggle?
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Math
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