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98 Cards in this Set
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What is the Scorpions' motto?
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"One for all, and all for one."
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What is Squirrel's real name?
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Aaron
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How long ago did Jubal's father die?
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4 years ago
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What is the name of Cooper's younger sister?
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Missy
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Where did Marcellus Harris live when he was growing up?
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in a cabin on Mr. Montgomery's land
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What did Jubal's grandmother cook for Mr. Montgomery, that he now misses?
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biscuits
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Name 2 of 3 goals Cooper set for himself that summer.
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1. Build the Scorpions clubhouse 2. Paint a picture that would win first place at the county fair 3. Get big and strong enough to beat out Remo for center on the football team
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What time do the boys agree to pick up Mr. Montgomery and take him to see Rachel?
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11:00 AM
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Why were COFO people coming to Mississippi that summer?
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to help colored people register to vote
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Who did Alvina want to paint a picture of?
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her father, Marcellus
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After Mr. Montgomery is found dead, Cooper went fishing. What type of fish did he catch?
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strawberry bream
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Who left after the angel Gabriel's first warning?
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Brelove Avery
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How much money did Cooper and Jubal expect to get for the whiskey bottles they collected?
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a nickel a bottle
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What is the name of the church that Mr. Montgomery's funeral took place?
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Cedar Hill Baptist Church
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What type of car does Ronlad Ritter drive?
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green Dodge station wagon
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What was the burning cross in front of Squirrel's house made of?
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croker sacks
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Who does Squirrel suspect burned the cross in his yard?
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Reno McCarthy
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After the Civil War, the Klu Klux Klan frightened colored people into not voting. What did the colored people think the men in white robes were?
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ghosts
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Uncle Chicago uses the term "Negro". From what two cultures does he say the word originates?
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Spanish and Portuguese
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What type of school does Alvina say she will attend next year?
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the white school
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Why is Tamara so concerned about people who are oppressed?
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Her father had been in a concentration camp in Germany.
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What is the name of the movie theater Jubal and Cooper go to on Saturdays?
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Palace Theater
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After colored people were arrested at the movie theatre, what does Reverend Graham tell them their main objective is for the summer?
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getting registered to vote
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What are Cooper and Jubal doing when Cooper sees Ike Montgomery driving away from Uncle Chicago's?
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fishing
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Who does Revered Graham tell to leave town the Sunday following the arrests at the movie theater?
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Curtis Miller
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Where does Squirrel and his family move to?
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Memphis
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Who is Marcellus's father?
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Gideon Montgomery
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At what store did Nana buy fabric and see a white and a colored woman sit at the lunch counter to be served?
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the Ben Franklin
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Where is the swimming pool Jubal plans to jump into?
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Warren Park
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When a group of men go to Jubal's house late at night and nobody is home, what do the men do to the house?
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set it on fire
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What did Jerome Suddith find in the ashes of the burnt house?
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the charred remains of his Bible
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When Cooper mailed Nana's letter, which wire basket did he put it in?
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the out-of-town basket
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How did Russell Wrightson find out ahead of time what the colored people planned to do?
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Ronald Ritter told the Sovereignty Commission and they told Russell Wrightson.
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Why did Reverend Graham ask Cooper to leave and never come back to the church?
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Cooper admitted he attended the Klan meetings at Wrightson's store and was with the Klansmen when they burned down the Harrises' house.
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Who witnessed Uncle Chicago's accident?
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Tommy Clifton
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Poppa does not participate in the church bombing. Why not?
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He does not want to be a part of killing children in the church.
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On the night the Klansmen planned to bomb the church, how many of them were caught and tied up outside the church?
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11
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Who did Cooper dislike more than anybody?
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Reno McCarthy
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How old were Cooper and Jubal in the summer of 1964?
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Thirteen
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What kind of scooter did Cooper have?
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a Cushman Highlander
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How much did Cooper pay for his scooter?
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46 dollars
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Who loaned Cooper the money for his scooter?
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his Uncle Chicago
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What was the name of the paper that Cooper worked for?
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The Tupelo Daily Journal
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How many customers did Cooper have on his paper route?
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eighty-three customers
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What is Jubal's mother's first name?
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Glory
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Where did Cooper's father and Ike Montgomery work?
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Magnolia Meats
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What sport did Cooper's father play twice a week for the plant?
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softball
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What did Cooper call his father?
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Poppa
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What was Marcellus's mother's name?
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Rachel
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Who is Jubal's grandmother?
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Rachel
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What is Cooper's last name?
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Grant
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What did Mr. Montgomery give to Jubal?
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a pocketknife
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For whom did Jubal work?
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Mrs. Pouncey
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How many afternoons a week did Squirrel work at his father's store?
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two
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For what baseball team did Squirrel want to play someday?
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St. Louis Cardinals
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What did Coach Turner call everyone on the third team?
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Tiger
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What was the name of Jubal's school?
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Washington
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What is Jubal's sister's name?
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Alvina
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What did Mr. Montgomery want Rachel to cook for him?
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biscuits and redeye gravy
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Rachel said that Mr.Gideon liked his biscuits and gravy with scrambled eggs and what else?
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squirrel brains
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How many miles did Cooper and Jubal run together each morning except for Sundays?
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three miles
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Who was Mr. James?
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Cooper's Uncle Chicago
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What did Uncle Chicago call Alvina?
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The Queen of Sheba or the queen
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How many years had Bessie taught art?
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forty years
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Who was Uncle Chicago's first art teacher?
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Bessie
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What color were the roses that Mr. Montgomery was holding when the boys found him?
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pink
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What year was Bessie's Ford?
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1952
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Who was the Reverend at Bessie's church?
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Reverend Graham
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What was the name of the angel that Reverend Graham said was God's special messenger?
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Gabriel
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What subject did Brelove Avery teach?
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history
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What did Jubal and Cooper gather along the roads every Sunday afternoon?
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empty whiskey bottles
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Tupelo was how far away from where Cooper lived?
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23 miles
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What was the biggest town in north Mississippi?
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Tupelo
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Tamara was originally from where?
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New York
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In what part of Alabama did Esther originally grow up?
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Obadiah
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Who was Ronald Ritter staying with?
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Mr. Albert
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Who kept taking a lot of pictures with his camera?
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Ritter
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Who owned the largest grocery store in town?
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Mr. Wrightson
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How many years had Nana been office manager at R&M Trucking?
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almost forty years
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How were Ike and Toby related?
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they were first cousins
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Who gave Glory her wringer washer?
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Nana
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On what street was Wrightson's grocery?
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Court Street
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Where had Tamara's father been when he was young?
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a concentration camp in Germany
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What were the two deacons checking under the church for?
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dynamite
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What nickname did Cooper have for Alvina?
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Fly
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What was the name of the theater that Cooper and Jubal went to almost every Saturday?
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Palace Theater
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What year was Uncle Chicago's Chevy?
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1939
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What did Cooper give Nana for her birthday?
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a box of chocolate-covered cherries
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What was the name of the movie that Nana took Cooper and Missy to see on her birthday?
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
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What is Coope'rs mama's first name?
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Dakota
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What kind of dogs did the Kogans have?
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beagles
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What is Cooper's father's first name?
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Angus
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What did Jerome find when he was poking through some ashes with a pole?
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The charred remains of his big Bible
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What color was Casey Donald's Mercury?
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maroon
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How long was Uncle Chicago in the hospital after he was beaten?
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three weeks
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On what street was the post office?
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Simpson Stree
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Who was the oldest member of the church Cooper attended?
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Auntie Caroline
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How old was Auntie Caroline?
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103 years old
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