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| Who tells Jam and PJ about Dad being arrested? Why? |
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| Deet; Mom thinks Deet knows how to talk to them best |
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| What game do Jam and PJ love to play? |
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| On the first day Deet goes back to school, he compares how he feels to an animal. What is the animal? |
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| His hermit crab b/c when it changes shells it crawls out of the old one all soft, pink, and unprotected; that is how Deet feels |
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| What does Deet use as his “shield” when he gets to school on his first day back? |
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| He takes all the books out of his locker and stacks them up to carry them |
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| What experience does Mr. Hodges, English teacher, have with the jails? |
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| He taught English at the jail before all the education programs were cut |
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| What “duty” does Nelly take upon himself at school? |
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| He makes it his job to protect Deet from any classmates who might tease him |
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| How many minutes does Deet’s dad get to use the phone when he calls the house? |
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| Where does Deet’s mom get a job? |
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| What type of person does Mom say tips the most? Who tips the least? |
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| People who look like they can’t afford to; “big shot” guys |
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| What happens to keep mom from being able to go see Dad at the jail? |
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| Her waitressing shift gets changed to noon-9pm |
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| Who offers to take care of Jam and PJ after school? |
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| What does Sally offer to teach Deet? |
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| What is the name of the prison? |
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| What does Deet take to the prison to prove he is old enough to visit dad? |
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| How many people was the prison built to hold? How many actual prisoners are there? |
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| What does an orange suit on a prisoner mean? |
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| There are in segregation b/c they are being punished for something |
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| What does a red suit on a prisoner mean? |
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| He/she is really dangerous |
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| What color uniform does Deet’s dad wear? |
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| Why do the prisoners have to wear the shoes supplied by or ordered through the prison? |
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| They are afraid the prisoners will smuggles things into the jail if they wear their own shoes |
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| What is different about Dad’s hands while he is in prison? |
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| They are clean; no grease under his nails |
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| Why can’t the prisoners play in the gym? |
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| The prison is so overcrowded that prisoners are sleeping in the gym |
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| What type of drugs was Dad caught with? |
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| Why can’t the prisoners listen to music? |
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| Stuff was getting smuggled in with the cassettes; prisoners were making tattooing needles with things in the cassette player |
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| What does Deet do when he worries? |
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| What song does Dad asks Jam and PJ to play for Ronny over the phone? |
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| What surprising connection does Deet have with Dennis Slater, his schoolmate? |
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| Dennis’s brother, Jerry, is in jail, too |
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| What type of store does Deet pass the time in when he is waiting for the city bus to pick him up after visiting the jail? |
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| Which of his schoolmates does Deet see when visiting the jail? Why is she there? |
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| Sheena Daily; her brother is in jail |
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| Dad says he’ll never eat what again after he gets out of jail? |
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| What is the name of the prisoner who is in the jail for murder? |
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| Who did Big Henry kill? Why? |
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| His dad; His dad beat his mom and the kids |
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| Where does dad work in jail? What is the pay? |
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| Laundry; 50 cents per hour |
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| Which author’s books does Deet send to his dad? |
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| What did Sheena Daily’s brother, Billy, do to get thrown in jail? Why does his crime surprise Deet? |
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| Robbed a house; b/c Deet knows they have plenty of money so why would he NEED to rob someone |
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| Why does Sheena think her brother robbed the house? |
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| To get back at their parents; they are not caring parents |
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| What do the guys at the CD store name the stray cat they find? |
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| What happens to Ronny after he is released from prison? |
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| He stabs a guy and is arrested again |
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| After Dad is sentenced, where does he get to serve the rest of his time? |
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