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24 Cards in this Set
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Who wrote The Million Dollar Shot? |
Dan Gutman. |
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Who is the 5th grade gym teacher? |
Mr Ianucci |
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What do the boys call Eddie Ball? |
Air Ball. |
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If Eddie is a good shot, why can't he do well in basketball? |
He can't handle pressure of the game. |
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Who are the only people who can shoot better than Eddie Ball? |
Annie Stokely and her dad Bobby Stokely. |
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What is Eddie's nickname for Annie Stokely? |
Annie Oakley because Annie Oakley was a sharp shooter in the old west. |
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How did Annie's mother die? |
She was shot. |
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What is Eddie's good luck charm? |
A Susan B Anthony dollar. |
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Where does Eddie live? |
In a trailer park in Jackson, Louisiana. |
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Where do Eddie's mom and Annie's dad work at the beginning of the story? |
Finkle Foods. |
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How many Finkles did Eddie eat to win 1st prize in the eating contest? |
10. |
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Who started Finkles? How? |
George Finkle...who dropped a bunch of peanuts, chocolates an marshmallows into a pan where he was cooking pancakes. |
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What contest does Finkle arrange to give away $1,000,000? What do you have to do to enter the contest? |
The million dollar shot. The kid who submits 10 box tops, writes the best poem gets, and isn't related to a Finkle employee gets to shoot a free throw at the half time of the first NBA finals game. |
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Who is Eddie's mom? |
Rebecca Ball. |
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What is Eddie's Finkle poem? |
Finkles ain't red Finkles ain't blue But Finkles taste great And they're good for you too. |
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What was Annie's poem? |
How could the pilgrims e'er be contented When savory Finkles had not been invented? |
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What does Mr. Otto give Eddie? |
Two tickets to the NBA finals on June 14th to take the million dollar shot. |
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Who were Eddie's friends before Annie moved to Jackson? |
Ty and Johnny. |
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What do Ty and Johnie do during the contest? |
They are paid to send mean letters and paint graffiti on the basketball standard. |
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What offer does George Finkle make to a Eddie? |
If he misses his shot, Eddie's mother will get her job back and get a raise and Mr Finkle will pay for Eddie to go to college. |
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Where does the contest take place? |
Madison Square Garden in New York City. |
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Does Eddie make the million dollar shot? |
Yes...with his eyes closed. |
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What does he do with the million dollars? |
He buys Finkle Foods and changes it to make Air Ball Crunchirs. |
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What do they rename the company? |
The Air Ball Company. |
