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Who were Brady's best friends ?
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J.T. and Digger
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What is the name of Brady's dog?
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Tilly
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What kind of dog is Tilly?
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A yellow lab
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How long is the bus ride to school for Brady and his friends?
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40 minutes
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What is Brady's cousin's name?
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Carl
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What is Carl's job?
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He is a paramedic
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Where does J.T. live?
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Next door to Brady on a chicken farm.
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What does Brady's father do for a living?
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He is a waterman half the year and a boat carpenter the other half.
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What does Digger calll Mr. DiAngelo?
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The Italian Stallion
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Why was Digger so mad at the Diangelos?
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Because the DiAngelo's bought his grandfathers farm, tore down the house and built a mansion on it.
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What did J.T. say when Brady said they should yell a warning to Mr. DiAngelo about the wind?
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J.T. said he's too far away, he won't hear you.
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What did digger say when Brady said they should yell a warning to Mr. DiAngelo about the wind?
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If he's stupid enough to be out there, he can take what's coming.
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What was Carl's girl friend's name?
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Mindy
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What is the name of the school Brady goes to?
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Alexander Holmes Middle School
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Why did Brady want to warn Mr. DiAngelo that morning?
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There were dark clouds on the horizon and the wind would pick up once he left the creek.
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What does Carl drive?
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An old ambulance that the county uses as a backup.
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What is between Brady and J.T.'s house?
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A soybean field
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Where does Carl drop the boys off?
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behind the 7-Eleven next door to the school
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Why did Brady's father show up at the school to get Brady?
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So he could take his boat out to help look for Mrs. DiAngelo and Ben
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Where did Brady's dad tell him to look for Mrs. DiAngelo and Ben?
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He told him to check the smaller creeks off the river.
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Where were they supposed to go if he found anyone?
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To the marina at Rock Hall
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Who went with Brady in his boat for the search?
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Tilly
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What is the name of Brady's father's workboat?
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Miss Amanda
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What did Mr. DiAngelo remember his wife and child were wearing when they went out in the kayak that morning?
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Yellow life jackets
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Who is the Miss Amanda named for?
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Brady's sister who died when she was an infant
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After Amanda died, where did Brady's mother go?
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To stay with Brady's grandmother in Connecticut for almost 6 months
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Where did they find Mrs. DiAngelo?
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Downriver, near Spaniard's neck.
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Where did Brady find Ben?
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In the cove with is life jacket caught on an old dock piling.
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What did Brady do after he pulled Ben into his Boat?
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Took off Brady's wet jacket and put his own coat and baseball cap on him.
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What did the ABC's stand for?
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A is airways, B is breathing, C is circulation.
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What did Brady do when he discovered Ben wasn't breathing?
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He performed CPR
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What did Carl say just before the ambulance left with Ben in it?
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We've got a pulse
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When was the first time Brady was interviewed by a reporter?
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When he was 9 and a newspaper did a story on him being one of the yougest kids in Maryland to have a commercial crab license.
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How did Brady find Ben?
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Tilly kept barking and looking out until Brady saw his yellow life jacket.
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How did Brady find out Ben had died?
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His mother came to school to tell him?
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What was Brady's first thought after hearing Ben had died?
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Ben is never going to drink milk any more milk.
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How old was Ben when his sister Amanda died?
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7
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What is the name of the town Brady lives in?
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Bailey's Wharf
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Where was Brady the day of his sister's funeral?
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Carl had taken him to the National Aquarium in Baltimoer
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How long had Brady's mom had her butterfly garden?
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6 years
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What did Brady find when he was cleaning up the DiAngelo's boat house?
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His father's cordless drill
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Where did Brady hid the drill?
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In his basement , in a cupboard under his Dad's workbench.
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Why did Digger drill the holes in the kayak?
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He hated Mr. DiAngelo
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How many awards did Brady get at the graduation ceremony?
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2..one for being on the honor roll all three years and the other for being on the winning basketball team.
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What is J.T.'s real name?
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Jeremy Tyler
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What does Brady want to do with his life when he grows up?
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Design buildings
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What are MRE's
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Meals Ready to Eat…military food that comes in brown plastic bags
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What is Diggers's real name?
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Michael Griswald
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Why was Digger called "Digger"?
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Because he loved the backhoe so much
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What is Tilly's name short for?
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Tighlman Island, where she came from
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What did Brady do when school was out for the summer?
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He rode the train to Providence, Rhode Island to visit his Aunt Janet and cousins Kevin and Emily.
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What did Brady see while he was at his cousins house?
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A picture of his baby sister who had died.
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What did Brady do to get rid of the drill?
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He threw it in the river.
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In juvenile court what is the judge called?
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A master
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Who did Master Williams remind Brady of?
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His fourth grade teacher
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What were J.T. and Digger charged with?
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Murder in the second degree
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How much money was in the envelope Brady gave to his dad for the lawyer?
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$1,200.00
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What sentence did the Master give J.T. and digger?
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nine months in a forestry camp for juvenile offenders.
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When did Brady say was the best time for catching crabs?
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Fall, before the females head south and the males burrow in the mud
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What is the connection between Brady and Carl?
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They are cousins.
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What does Carl do for work?
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He is a paramedic.
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What is Brady's opinion about the Corsica River?
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"It's a pretty river, but it doesn't have a heart…"
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Who always waits for the bus with Brady?
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J.T.
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Where does J.T. live?
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Next door to Brady on his family's chicken farm
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What did Digger swear to J.T. and Brady would give him perfect skin?
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All the antioxidants in green tea with ginseng and honey that he drinks.
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Before Brady's parents bought the land they currently live on, what did it use to be and what happened to it?
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It use to be a farm, but the barn and farmhouse burned down years ago before they bought the land.
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What type of house does Brady live in?
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A one story brick rancher his parents built
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What two jobs does Brady's Dad have?
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He is a waterman (fisherman/crabber) half of the year and a boat carpenter the other half.
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When does crabbing season start?
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April 1st
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Where does Brady's Mom work?
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In a nursing home.
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How did the state legislature change the laws governing crab fishing?
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They reduced the hours from 14 to 8 hours daily and stopped crabbing in November
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Why did the state legislature change the laws on crab fishing?
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They believed the crabs were being over fished and that they were becoming scarce
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What reason does Brady's Dad give for the reduction in crabs?
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Pollution and development…too many condominiums.
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Who were Brady's Italian neighbors?
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Marcellus DiAngelo, his wife and their son Ben
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Who was Carl's girlfriend?
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Mindy
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What did Carl's girlfriend do for work?
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Waitress
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What did Brady ride to school in everyday?
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His cousin Carl's ambulance
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Where did Brady get dropped off for school?
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Behind the 7-11
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Why was Brady concerned about Mr. DiAngelo?
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Mr. DiAngelo was going to take his new kayak into dangerous waters
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What activity in literature class did Brady, Digger and J.T. make into a game?
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Finding oxymorons like, jumbo shrimp, military intelligence…
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What school did J.T., Digger and Brady go to?
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Alexander Holmes Middle School
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What was J.T.'s little sister's name?
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Katelynn
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What grade in J.T.'s younger sister in?
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7th grade
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What injury did Kate receive and what was she doing?
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Broken ankle during lacrosse practice
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What is Brady's real name?
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Braden Parks
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Why did Brady's dad pull him out of school?
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To help look for the person missing on the water
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Who was missing on the river?
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Mrs. DiAngelo and her son Ben
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Who was the boat, Miss Amanda, named after?
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Brady's sister
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Why did Brady's mom go to stay with her mother in Connecticut?
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She couldn't sleep in their house after infant Amanda died.
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How long did Brady's mom stay in Connecticut?
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Almost a year and a half.
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Where was Mrs. DiAngelo found?
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Downriver, near Spaniard's Neck
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Who was responsible for finding Ben?
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Tilly and Brady
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What information did Brady remember from the fire station that helped to save Ben?
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ABC, A-Airways, B-Breathing, C-Circulation
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After being rescued, where did Ben go for treatment?
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He was airlifted to Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C.
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Why was Brady against being treated as a hero?
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He felt responsible because he didn't warn them about the dangerous waters.
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What was Mrs. DiAngelo's first name?
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Virginia
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How old was Mrs. DiAngelo?
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30
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How old was Brady when Amanda died?
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7 years old
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What incident proved to Brady that Carl was smart and had a good heart?
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When Carl worked with the toll facilities police he stopped a woman from jumping off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge by talking to her.
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What did Carl tell Brady he needed to do to move on from Ben's death?
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Talk about it
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What ultimately killed Ben?
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Aspiration pneumonia, accompanied with exposure and water in his lungs.
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What lie did J.T. tell Brady so he wouldn't come over?
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That he was going down to North carolina to visit his aunt and uncle
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Where was Ben's funeral held and why?
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Leesburg, Virginia, where their family was originally from.
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Why did Brady never want to return to the aquarium?
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It reminds him of Amanda
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Where does the story take place?
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Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
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What did Brady an dhis Mom make for the DiAngelo's?
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Spinach lasagna and spicy bread
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What tool is missing from Brady's dad's shop?
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Cordless drill
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Why did Brady lie and tell Dad that the engine on this boat didn't work?
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He couldn't bring himself to go on the water
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What does Mrs. DiAngelo ask Brady to take that was Ben's?
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His hamster, tiny Tim
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What does Brady's Mom and Mrs. DiAngelo have in common?
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They have each lost a child
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What does Mrs. DiAngelo go to Washington to discuss with her husband?
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The future and the pregnancy
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While Mrs. DiAngelo is away, what does she ask Brady to get in order?
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The boathouse
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What does Brady find near the boathouse while cleaning?
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His dad's cordless drill
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Who does Brady suspect might have something to do with the kayak accident?
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Digger
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Who does Brady decide to tell about finding the drill and his suspicions?
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J.T.
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What does Brady discover when he asks J.T. if he knew about the holes in the kayak?
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J.T. knew and that Digger was also involved
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What does Digger ask when Brady confronts him about the drill?
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Where is the drill?
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What does Digger remind Brady of to try and convince him to get rid of the drill and to shut his mouth?
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That drilling the holes was his idea originally
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After not talking to Brady for over a week what does Digger ask Brady?
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What did you do with that drill?
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Why does J.T. thank Brady?
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For not saying anything about the drill
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How does Brady travel to get to his cousins in Providence?
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Amtrak / train
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What is J.T.'s real name?
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Jeremy Tyler
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What is Digger's real name?
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Michael Griswald
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What are Brady's cousins' names?
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Kevin and Emily
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What makes Brady shed tears at his cousins'?
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Seeing a picture of Amanda
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What does Brady do on the evening he returns from Providence?
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He takes a dinghy into the lake and dumps the drill
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What does Brady's Mom give him the key to?
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The trunk with all of Amanda's things.
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Why didn't J.T. donate a kidney for his dad?
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He isn't old enough…he must be 18 to donate.
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Why does Brady ask his Dad to hook up the oyster dredger to the Miss Amanda and haul something out of the river?
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He wants to get the red kayak out of the river.
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What is the first item that they pull out of the river while looking for the red kayak?
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An old grill
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What is the name of the lawyer that Brady and his parents go to see in Chestertown?
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L. Mitchell Anderson
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On the day of J.T. and Diggers trial what happened that surprised everyone?
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J.T. and Digger admit to the charge and Brady will not have to testify.
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What statement did Digger make in court about J.T.?
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He said he was guilty not J.T. J.T. wanted no part of it, he only kept watch
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What sentence did Digger and J.T. receive?
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Nine months at Forestry Camp in Eastern Maryland. The judge will review performance at the end of time.
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What happened to the butterfly garden at the DiAngelo house?
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They dug it up and took it with them to Virginia
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What does Kate tell Brady when she sees him at the Food Lion?
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That J.T. is doing okay, and that he wanted to write to Brady.
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What project are Brady and his dad working on through the winter?
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Building a small sailboat and naming it for his mother
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What are the names of Brady's best friends?
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J.T. and Digger
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What is the name of Brady's yellow lab?
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Tilly
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What is the name of Brady's cousin?
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Carl
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What does Carl do for a living?
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He is a paramedic.
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Jumbo shrimp, military intelligence, pretty ugly are examples of what?
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oxymorons
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What is the name of the boys' school?
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Alexander Holms Middle School.
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What two big cities are closeest to where Brady lives?
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Baltimore and Washington D.C.
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What is the name of Brady's father's boat?
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Miss Amanda
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His father's boast, the Miss Amanda was named after whom?
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His sister who died.
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What city is just over the bridge from Brady's house?
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Anapolis.
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What is the name of the river?
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The Corsica.
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Who did Brady babysit?
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Ben
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What did Brady play with Ben when he babysat?
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Lleggos (SP??)
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What is Brady's real (full) name?
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Braden Parks.
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Ben was flown by medivac to what city?
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Washington D.C.
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What happened to Ben?
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He died, he drowned.
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What poster did Bradddy have in his bedroom?
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Michael Jordon
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What does Brady first feel guilty about?
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He should have warned Mr. DiAngelo about the river.
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What does Brady's father do for a living?
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He fishes for crabs, he is a waterman.
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What did Brady and his mother make to take to Mrs. DiAngelo?
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Lasagne and bread.
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What kind of garden did Brady plant for Mrs. DiAngelo?
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Butterfly garden.
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What did Brady, J.T. and Diggeer play in the old boathouse?
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Pirates.
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What did Brady discover in the boathouse?
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His father'd drill with red paint on it.
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Who did braddy first suspect of drilling holes in the kyak?
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Digger
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What kind of illness did J.T.'s father have?
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Kidney disease.
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Where was J.T. when he told Braddy about drilling a hole in the red kyak?
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The chicken house.
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What did Mr. DiAngelo catch the boys doing?
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Smoking
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Where did Brady go to visit his cousins?
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Rhode Island.
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J.T.'s grandma wanted Brady to stay for dinner; what did she serve?
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BLT's and corn.
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The phrase " a definate maybe" is an example of what?
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Oxymoron.
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What is J.T.'s real name?
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Jeremy Tyler.
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What is Digger's real name?
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Michael Griswald.
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How much money did Brady always keep in his wallet?
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Ten dollars.
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Where was the key to Amanda's trunk?
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In the candy dish.
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What movie did Brady and Carl rent?
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Blade Runner.
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What event in held every year in Crisfield?
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Crabfest
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What do you call a man who fishes for crab for a living?
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Waterman.
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What month did the accident occur?
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April
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What is Brady's attorney's name?
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Mr. Anderson.
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What is Brady's full name?
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Braden Duvall Parks
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What were J.T. and Digger charged with?
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Second-degree murder.
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Who was Tiny Tim?
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The hamster.
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What was J.T. and Digger's sentence?
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9 months in forestry camp.
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At the end of the story, what were Brady and his father building?
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A sailboat.
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