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126 Cards in this Set
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What is the name of the magazine that Primrose read?
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House Beautiful
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What was the year and make of Primrose's van?
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1977 Dodge
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How did David's mother die?
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She slipped on a wet floor.
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In what state did David's father work?
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Connecticut
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What was David's favorite drink?
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Mango Madness
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What was David's mother's full name?
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Carolyn Sue Limpert
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According to David, what was the worst thing his grandmother did to torment him?
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she mopped the kitchen floor
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Where did David's grandmother volunteer?
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Perkiomen Public Library
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What color was Tim's yoyo?
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snot-green
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What brand of yoyo did David have?
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Spitfire
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What bedtime story had David's mother read to him every night?
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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
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Where was David when he found out Primrose was not dead?
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library
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On what street did Primrose live?
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Tulip Street
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What was Primrose's mother's name?
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Madame Dufree
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What kind of toy was sitting on the floor across from David while he waited for Madame Dufree?
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teddy bear
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What kind of night-light did David have in his bedroom in Minnesota?
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Jiminy Cricket
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What color was Primrose's beanbag?
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black and white
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What had David's mother promised him they'd do tomorrow?
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watch the sun rise
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What did David's father laminate for him?
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Beetle Bailey comic strips
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What game did John set up n the middle of the dining room table?
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Monopoly
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Who was David's best friend when he lived in Minnesota?
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Raymond
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What kind of shop was John thinking about opening?
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bait shop
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What kind of worms were worth twenty cents to John?
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nightcrawlers
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What part of a nightcrawler comes out of his hole first?
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tail
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What happens when a nightcrawler splits?
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The head end grows a new tail and the tail end grows a new head.
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How much money did Primrose make by selling the orange bowl?
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twenty-five dollars
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What was the name of the public library's annual scary story night?
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Midsummer Night's Scream
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What vegetable symbolized the relationship between David and his grandmother?
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carrot
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What .kind of person did Primrose dress as for Midsummer Night's Dream?
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a mother
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At Midsummer Night's Scream, what was the name of the "ugly old-hag."
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Miss Viola Swamp
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What night of the week did Primrose shop?
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Thursday
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What was Primrose's middle name?
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Periwinkle
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Beside Primrose, who else had green eyes?
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David's mother (Carolyn Sue Limpert)
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What was the memento David kept in his pocket?
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purple plastic turtle
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When Primrose got sick of the green paint on her walls, what did she use to cover it?
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wallpaper (different pieces)
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To what big city did Primrose and David walk?
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Philadelphia
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What kind of sandwich did Primrose buy at the 7-Eleven to eat on the trip to the big city?
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hoagie
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What were David and Primrose going to Philadelphia to see?
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the waving man
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According to Primrose, why did the waving man wave?
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because people waved back
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How old was David?
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9 years old
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On the Easter Egg hunt, what did David find in the woods?
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A body of what he thought was a dead girl
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Who was the picture of that Primrose said was her dad?
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Clark Gable
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What was the name of the older man David and Primrose spent a lot of time with?
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Refrigerator John
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How did David's mother die?
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Slipped on a wet floor and fell down the stairs, hitting her head.
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How old is Primrose?
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13 years old
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What does Primrose's mother do?
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Fortune teller
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Where does Primrose live?
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In a van in her mother's front yard
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David thinks if he does what, his mother will not really be dead?
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If he breaks no rules
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What did David's mother promise him the night before she dies?
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They would wake up early and watch the sunrise
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What city were Primrose and David going to visit?
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Philadelphia
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In what state did David lived before his mother died?
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Minnesota
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Why did David's mother not know the floor she slipped on was wet?
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Janitor forgot to put the "Wet Floor" sign up
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How did Primrose earn money?
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Sold junk at a fleamart
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Where did Primrose get the things she sold?
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From garbage cans
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What is Primrose's big secret?
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That she does not really know who her father is
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What is the big secret David has?
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That he thinks his mother will come back if he breaks no rujles
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What vegetable does David's grandmother leave by his lunch?
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Carrot
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What is primrose saving his money for?
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To buy paint for her van
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Why doesn't Primrose like sleeping with her mother?
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Her mother snores
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Who is the author of Eggs?
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Jerry Spinelli
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What did David's father do?
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Manage a shopping mall
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What does Primrose have in her mouth while pretending to be dead?
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An egg
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What do people do to Primrose's van?
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Egg it
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How does David discover the girl he thought he discovered dead, was not really dead?
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Sees her sleeping in the library
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What did David do when he saw the girl he thought was dead?
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Yelled\, screamed, and scared all the children in the library
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Why did Primrose want to go to Philadelphia?
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To ask the man why he stands and waves at everyone
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What did David show to Primrose's mother that had belonged to his mother?
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Purple plastic turtle
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What did David's mother make the turtke into?
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A pin
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What did David take from his mother's body at her funeral?
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Turtle pin
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What was David an expert at?
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Yoyo
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What was the name of David's yoyo?
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Spitfire
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What did David like to do to Primrose's hair?
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Braid it
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What was David's best friend in Minnesota name?
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Raymond
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Why did Primrose want all the windows painted on her van?
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Sho no one could see her inside
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John told David and Primrose they could make money selling what?
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Worms
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What was John's disability?
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A withered leg
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How did Primrose travel around town?
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On roller skates
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How did David travel around town?
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On a bike
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What was David's Grandmother's reason for getting involved in the Easter Egg Hunt?
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David needing friends
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Whose idea was it for David to go to the Easter egg hunt?
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His Dad
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What model and year of car did Primrose sleep in?
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1977 Dodge van
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How did David's Mother die?
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She slipped and fell
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What color was the first egg that David found at the hunt?
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sky blue
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Did David get to keep the sky blue egg ?
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The bigger boy took it
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What color was the next egg David found?
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yellow
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What was drawn on the yellow egg?
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nose, cheeks, eyes, and lips
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What color were the eyelids on the yellow?
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glittery purple
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What was David"s Mother's full name?
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Carolyn Sue Limpert
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What was the name of the town David lived in?
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Perkiomen
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What did David's Father do for a living?
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Magaged a shopping mall in Conn.
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Where was David waiting for to find out about the disappearance of the yellow egg?
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The daily newspaper
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Who did David telephone about the yellow egg?
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Perkiomen Police Department
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What was the household chore that David's Granmother did that tormented him?
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Mopping the kitchen floor.
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What killed David's Mother?
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A wet floor at her work.
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What day did David's Mother die?
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29-Apr
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What was David' favorite cartoon?
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"Beetle Bailey"
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What did it say on the card that girl at the library gave him?
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"Madame Dufee Reader and Advisor"
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What drink did David and Primrose both like?
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Mango Madmess
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Why did Primrose move to thje car?
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Her Mother snored.
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What did David and Primrose do the night he went to her house?
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Trash picking
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What was Primrose's signal to go out at night to get trash?
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"Baloney"
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Who did David and Primrose go see every night?
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Refrigerator John
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What did Refrigerator John call his place where he lived?
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the abode
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What happened when Refrigerator John got a TV for David and Primrose?
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They would argue oveer what program to watch
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What did Refrigertor John suggest to David and Primrose after they had a big fight?
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Find night crawlers for him to sell in his bait shop
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What was the first step Refrigerator John showed David and Primrose to do in catching night crawleers?
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Craw along real slow and no talking
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What color light do night crawlers do not see?
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Red
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Who caught the first night crawler and how much was it worth?
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Primrosr, 25 cents
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What fact did David and Primrose learn about night crawlers after they pulled one in half?
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Each piece will grow back
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What item did Primrose sell to get money to buy paint?
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Orange Fiesta ware bowl
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What window was David relunent to paint on Primrose's car?
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Front wind shield
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What was Madam Dufee's reading for the dog that belonged to the black-legged lady?
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"Long anf happy life"
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What activity did Primrose's Mother never do ?
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Read to her when she we4nt to sleep
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How was Primrose like her Mother?
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She liked "pretending" to be someone she really wasn't
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What was Primose's plan to get into the "Midsummer Night's Scream"?
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Dress up like a mother.
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Who was rhe character that greeted David and Primrose at the "Scream"?
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"Miss Viola Swamp"
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Who did David find in Primrose's car afteer the "sScream"?
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Primrose's mother asleep.
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What kind of flowers did Primrose plant outside her room?
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Purple and yellow pansies
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What did David han d to Madame Dufee to give to his dead mother?
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Purple turtle
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What was David so upset about afteer falling asleep on the front porch?
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The sun had come up.
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What was Refrigerator John real name?
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John Daywalt
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What was new about Primrose's van-home?
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White picket fence and a bird bath
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What did Primrose do to the inside of her van-home?
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She wall papered it.
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What were David and Primrose going to follow to get to Philadephis?
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The railroad tracks
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What was the first thing David saw of the city?
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The skycrapers
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What trick did David do with his yo-yo on the railroad track?
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Walking the dog
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