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| What is the name of the garage where Deet’s dad works? |
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| What is the one thing that makes Dan mad? |
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| Bumper stickers & the slogans on them |
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| What is Deet’s dad’s name? |
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| What does Deet want to do when he grows up? |
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| What type of book does Mr. Hodges give Deet and his classmates to read? |
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| What does Deet have to do with the book of quotes each week? |
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| Pick out two quotes and write essays about what they think the quotes mean |
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| What topic does Deet look for in his quote book but can not find? |
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| What happens at Dan’s Garage on Wednesdays? |
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| The Snap-On tool guys goes by to sell tools |
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| What do Deet’s parents do when they are really low on money? |
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| Go out and buy something they don’t need like their red Corvette |
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| What is it that Mr. Hodges does not make his students in class do if they do not want to? |
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| What subject does Mr. Hodges teach? |
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| What does Deet eat for breakfast every morning? Why? |
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| Oatmeal; he does not approve of cold cereal |
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| What are Deet’s sisters’ names? |
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| Jam (Jamima Mae) and P.J. (Patty Jane) |
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| What poster is over Deet’s bed? |
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| A map of the known universe |
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| What is over Deet’s dresser? |
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| How many jobs does Deet’s dad have? |
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| What is Deet's dad's second job? |
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| What is Deet’s mom’s name? |
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| Where did Deet get his name? |
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| His real name is Dietrich after the name of the pipeline camp where his mom worked |
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| Why does Deet think it is strange when people tell him that he looks just like his dad? |
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| The man he calls his dad isn’t his biological father; Deet doesn’t know who his real father is |
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| What does Deet do with his sisters every night? Why? |
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| Reads to them; he heard it was important for their intellectual development |
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| Name of Deet’s bus driver. |
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| Why didn’t Deet ever bring any friends to his house after school? |
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| 2 reasons—1) there wasn’t anyone he wanted to spend time with & 2) his house embarrassed him b/c it was messy and disorganized |
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| What type of house does Deet live in? |
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| What is Deet’s biggest pet peeve/annoyance with other people? |
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| Who is Deet’s only friend at school? |
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| What religious ritual does Deet not understand? |
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| WHO does Deet not believe in? Why? |
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| God; he thinks it’s silly and illogical |
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| What country is Grandpa from? |
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| Why does Deet sometimes have to do his homework in the kitchen? |
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| His room is the coldest in the house during the winter so he has to be in the kitchen to keep warm |
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| Why does Deet’s dad get put in jail? |
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| He was caught with drugs on the way to work |
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| What was the Deet’s dad was pulled over in the first place? |
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| Why does Deet’s dad take drugs? |
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| So he can stay awake for his second job at the wrecker service |
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| Who did Deet’s dad get the drugs from? |
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| What physical effects did the drugs have on Dad? |
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| They made him jittery and unable to sleep |
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