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1
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How does Henry get to Riverview?

A

On a Greyhound bus

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Who rides with Henry to Riverview?

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His mother

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What affliction does Henry have?

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He is deaf

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What is Henry’s sister’s name?

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Molly

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5
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What made Molly cry?

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Kids teasing her about Henry being deaf

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What kind of flowers did Henry pick for Molly when she was sad?

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Dandelions

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How does Henry describe the smell of the hallway at Riverview?

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Like when Grandad forgot to change his clothes, the neighbor’s puppy having accidents, and potatoes forgotten in a corner all mixed together

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8
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When was Henry born?

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July 1933

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9
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What did the neighbor do with Molly while Mama was having Henry>

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Took her for a walk

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10
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How old was Henry when he took his first steps?

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One year and six days

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11
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What caused Henry’s deafness?

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A high fever

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12
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How did the family realize that Henry had become deaf?

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He couldn’t hear the harmonica that he was given as a Christmas gift

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13
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How old was Henry when he became deaf?

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4

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14
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What happened after Henry tried to keep talking for a while?

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His voice started to change and it became hard for people to understand him

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15
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How old was Henry turning when his family threw him a birthday party?

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6

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16
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Who was the girl that attended Henry’s birthday party?

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Sadie

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17
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Why did Sadie get upset at the birthday party?

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She wanted to play catch with the boys, but they said “No girls allowed,” and Henry didn’t hear this, so he played with them

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18
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What did Sadie do when she got upset at the birthday party?

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She threw a ball through the kitchen window

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19
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What did Henry decide he would do about talking after the birthday party disaster?

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He would only talk at home to his family

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20
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What does the school principal suggest that Henry’s parents get for him?

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Hearing aids

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21
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Why don’t Henry’s parents get hearing aids for him?

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They can’t afford them

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22
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What does Henry call the skinny man with keys at Riverview?

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Slim Jim

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23
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What does Henry call the man with keys who doesn’t have much hair at Riverview?

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Baldy

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24
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What does Henry call the man with keys who has scars on his face and neck at Riverview?

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Appleman

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What does Henry call the man with keys who blows his whistle and jerks Henry’s blanket back to wake him up every day at Riverview?

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Blanketman

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26
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What does Henry call the man with keys who looks like an angry barking dog and kicks kids who don’t obey at Riverview?

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Barker

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27
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Which boy on the ward does Henry quickly become friends with?

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Ted

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28
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What physical differences does Ted have?

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One leg is shorter than the other and one arm hangs loose

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29
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What prank do Henry and Ted imagine pulling on Barker?

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Catching a mouse and putting it in his coat pocket

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30
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Who is the new boy with curly hair that comes to the ward?

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Billy

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31
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What does an older boy take from Billy?

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A postcard

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32
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What is the name of the boy who takes Billy’s postcard?

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James

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33
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How do Henry and Ted get Billy’s postcard back?

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Ted distracts the boys and the men with the keys by jumping and pointing and acting like he sees a mouse while Henry gets the postcard from James’s cabinet

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34
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What does Henry name the spider in his window?

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Rex

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35
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Because the boys walk in pairs, who does Henry walk with?

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Ted

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36
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Which boy who doesn’t have a partner is invited to walk with Henry and Ted?

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Billy

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37
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How does Ted try to convince Blanket Man to wake Henry up?

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Gently shaking his shoulder

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38
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What does Baldy bring to Henry and Ted to help gently wake Henry up?

A

A piece of string

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39
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What color clothing do men and boys on the ward wear?

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Gray-green

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40
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What color clothing do women and girls on the ward wear?

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Brownish-gray

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41
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What color clothing do the men and women with keys wear?

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Dark blue

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42
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What does Henry see inside a chain-link fence that reminds him of a cemetery?

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Tall grass and weeds and little rows of sticks

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43
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Which man with keys is the only one who lets the boys outside?

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Baldy

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44
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What does Henry notice during his first time playing kickball?

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A boy-sized hole between the trees and the fence

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45
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How does Blanket Man punish James when he thinks James isn’t moving fast enough?

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He isn’t allowed to eat breakfast

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46
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What does Henry do when he notices that James isn’t allowed to eat?

A

Gives him a piece of toast

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47
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What does James do after being punished?

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Slips through the hole in the fence and runs away

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48
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How does James look when Blanket Man and Barker bring him back to the ward?

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He’s limping, his face is bruised, and one eye is swollen shut

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49
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Where do the men with keys put James when they bring him back to the ward?

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They put him in a chair in the hallway and strap him to it

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50
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How many days is James strapped to the chair in the hallway?

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28

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51
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What does Molly send Henry in the mail around Christmas?

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A drawing of a Christmas scene at their house, with one empty chair at the table left for Henry

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52
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What does Molly send Henry in the mail for his 7th birthday?

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A letter and a picture of a birthday cake with seven candles

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53
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When James leaves in July when Henry is 7, where does he go?

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He gets moved to a different building with older boys

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54
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Why is there a crack in the windowpane in the boys’ room?

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Billy wouldn’t stop crying, so Barker threw a shoe at him and missed, and hit the window instead

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55
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What does Appleman bring to Henry that surprises him?

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Clean clothes and shoes that are less worn out than his usual ones

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56
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Where does Appleman take Henry after giving him new clothes?

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Down the hallway he remembers from the day he first arrived

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57
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Who is waiting for Henry in the room that Appleman takes him to?

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His mom and Molly

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58
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What does Henry notice about Molly?

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She has brown bigger

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59
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What does Henry’s mom give him during their visit?

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A peppermint, an orange, and two new pairs of socks

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60
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Why has it taken so long for Mama and Molly to visit Henry?

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They had to save up the money

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61
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When does Mama say they will visit again?

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At Christmas

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62
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What does Henry yell when Appleman is yanking him back through the door?

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Take me home!

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63
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Why does Appleman think that Henry is lying about being deaf?

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Because he hears him talk to his mother

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64
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What is Riverview’s full name?

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Riverview Home for the Feebleminded

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65
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To what facility did Mama take Henry to get tested?

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The State School for the Deaf

66
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What test did the State School for the Deaf do to decide whether to take Henry?

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They tried to teach him to blow out a candle

67
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What did Henry do during the candle test?

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He didn’t understand and he was scared, so he crawled under the table and refused to come back out

68
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What did the man at the State School for the Deaf say when Henry failed the candle test?

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That Henry appears to be unteachable

69
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How did Henry once save Molly’s life when they were little?

A

Molly tried to coax a raccoon out from under the porch and Henry told her to leave it alone because it might have rabies–turns out, it did

70
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What song do the boys at school sing to Molly about Henry?

A

They’ll take your brother to the loony bin, loony bin, loony bin,
They’ll take him to the loony bin, and they should take you, too

71
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Which members of Henry’s family visit him at Christmas the year he is 7?

A

Mama and Papa

72
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What gifts does Molly send with her parents to give to Henry

A

More pictures that she has drawn

73
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What happens 17 days before Mama and Papa’s trip to Riverview?

A

Pearl Harbor is bombed

74
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What is the only written part of Henry’s name that he can recognize

A

H

75
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What does Papa learn to do after Pearl Harbor is bombed?

A

Weld

76
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What job does Mama get after Pearl Harbor is bombed?

A

She works at the bakery

77
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Why don’t Mama and Papa end up going to Riverview?

A

They can’t get enough time off work

78
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What does Molly think is the glue that holds their family together?

A

Henry

79
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What gift does Ted share with Henry and Billy when his family visits for Christmas

A

An orange

80
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Why does a girl at a party tell Molly that she’s lucky?

A

She doesn’t have a brother

81
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Who are the only men with keys who remain after Pearl Harbor?

A

Baldy, Barker, Blanket Man, and Slim Jim

82
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What does Billy drop on the floor of the meal place?

A

A not-quite-empty crock of tomato soup

83
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What does Barker do to Billy when he drops the soup?

A

He slaps him

84
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What does Ted do when Barker slaps Billy?

A

Ted swings a broom at Barker

85
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What does Barker do to Ted after Ted swings a broom at him?

A

Barker straps Ted to one of the chairs in the hallway

86
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When Henry daydreams of escaping, where does he imagine he would rest before the long walk home?

A

The rickety barn that he passed on the bus when he first came to Riverview

87
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What shadow puppet animals do Henry and Billy make with their hands?

A

A wolf and a rabbit

88
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What is the name of the conscientious objector?

A

Victor

89
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What is a conscientious objector?

A

Someone who believes that war is wrong

90
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Who is Steven?

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Victor’s older brother who is going off to war

91
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Who is Victor’s little brother?

A

Joey

92
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What happened to Victor’s father during the Great War?

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He lost his arm

93
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Which of Victor’s relatives was killed in the Great War?

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Uncle Frank (his mother’s brother)

94
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Which relative is coming to see Victor off to his new job?

A

Aunt Muriel

95
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Why was Aunt Muriel sent to prison?

A

For fighting for women’s right to vote

96
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What is Victor’s new job?

A

An attendant at Riverview

97
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When Henry wakes up early in November 1942, who is missing from their bed?

A

Billy

98
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Henry looks out the window and sees Billy going where?

A

Turning off the road and heading for the barn

99
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What happens when Henry follows Billy to the barn?

A

He finds Billy inside, crying

100
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What item was propping open the door to the boys’ dorm?

A

A book

101
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How do Henry and Billy slip back into the ward undetected?

A

They join the line of boys walking to breakfast, and the new attendant doesn’t recognize them

102
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Unlike the other attendants who wear dark blue, what color does the new attendant wear?

A

White

103
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Why does Henry decide to speak his name aloud to Victor?

A

Victor tries his best to communicate with him, and he has a friendly face

104
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When is the second time that Henry speaks aloud to Victor?

A

He says “don’t do that” when Victor is strapping Ted to the chair in the hallway

105
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What creature does Victor watch Ted, Henry, and Billy work together to save while Ted is strapped to the chair?

A

A spider

106
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Because Henry doesn’t kill the spider, what does Victor think that Henry might be?

A

A young conscientious objector

107
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What is a conscientious objector called for short?

A

CO

108
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What happens to Victor when he encounters Slim Jim and Barker on the sidewalk?

A

They block his path, Slim Jim shoves him to the ground, and Barker spits on him

109
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What does Henry nickname the new attendant with red hair?

A

Whistler

110
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What instrument does Whistler bring onto the ward?

A

A xylophone

111
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Why does Victor finally unstrap Ted from the chair?

A

So he can play the xylophone

112
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What happens when Barker sees Ted unstrapped from the chair?

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Ted hides behind Victor, then Whistler, Henry, and Billy come and stand beside them

113
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When do Mama, Papa, and Molly finally visit Henry at Riverview?

A

For his 10th birthday

114
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When they visit for his 10th birthday, how long has it been since Henry’s family has seen him?

A

Over two years

115
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Which attendant takes Henry to his family for his 10th birthday?

A

Victor

116
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What does Victor say quietly to Molly about Henry?

A

“Your brother is my favorite”

117
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What did Henry’s family save up their ration points for?

A

Ingredients to make Henry a birthday cake

118
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What wish does Henry make on his 10th birthday cake?

A

He wants to go home

119
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Why is Victor working at Riverview?

A

So he won’t be sent to prison

120
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Why did someone throw a rotten egg at Victor’s family’s house?

A

Because Victor didn’t go fight in the war

121
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When Henry wakes up sick, what symptoms does he have?

A

His throat hurts

122
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When Henry wakes up sick, where does Victor take him?

A

To the nurse

123
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Who gets sick soon after Henry?

A

Billy

124
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What does Henry think is happening as he watches men dig holes and bury boxes?

A

He thinks it’s a graveyard

125
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What sickness did Henry get?

A

The mumps

126
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What happened to Billy when he got the mumps?

A

He died

127
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What gifts does Henry’s family send to him when they learn of Billy’s death?

A

A tablet and crayons, and a comic book

128
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Who is the woman in the red dress in Henry’s drawing?

A

Mrs. Grayson, a neighbor who died when Henry was 3

129
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What makes Henry especially sad about the graves at Riverview?

A

There are no headstones

130
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What animal does Henry frequently see outside his window?

A

Squirrels

131
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What condiment does Mama put on Henry’s sandwich when they visit Riverview?

A

Apple butter

132
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What was Henry’s drawing of a rock with writing on it supposed to represent?

A

A gravestone

133
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What does Henry use to mark Billy’s grave?

A

A framed picture of him that Henry drew

134
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What outdoor project do Victor and Whistler start that Henry and Ted help with?

A

A garden

135
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What games does Victor teach Henry and Ted?

A

Card games

136
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What is Riverview renamed to once Victor starts working there?

A

Riverview State Training School

137
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Why does Victor tell Henry’s parents that they should consider taking him out of Riverview?

A

Because Henry is so intelligent

138
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Why does Mama refuse to ask the School for the Deaf to take Henry again?

A

Because they didn’t give him a second chance the first time

139
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What word was used to describe Henry when he failed the candle test was also used to describe Billy?

A

Unteachable

140
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What does Ted like to draw on Henry’s tablet?

A

A big house with a porch, five people, and a black dog

141
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What happens to Ted when a man and a woman come to visit?

A

He doesn’t come back to the ward

142
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What is in the letter that Victor brings Henry after Ted leaves?

A

A drawing from Ted of that same house, but instead of five people there are 6, and instead of a black dog, there’s a little brown one

143
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What are the names of the two sisters that Molly meets at the post office?

A

Audrey and Melinda Bradley

144
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How do Audrey and Melinda communicate with each other?

A

Sign language

145
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What is special about Audrey Bradley?

A

She is deaf

146
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What is the sign for “yes”?

A

Make a fist and move it up and down

147
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Which of Henry’s friends from the ward lives nearby his family?

A

Ted

148
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What does Henry feed the squirrel outside his window?

A

Toast

149
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After Ted leaves, what does Victor teach Henry with the deck of cards?

A

Magic tricks

150
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When Henry is picked up from Riverview, who comes to get him?

A

Ted’s dad drove Papa and Molly in his car

151
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What food does Henry eat at the restaurant on the way home?

A

Soup

152
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What happens to Henry in the car on the way home?

A

He gets carsick and throws up

153
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Who is waiting at Henry’s house when Henry gets home?

A

Mama, Ted, and Ted’s mom

154
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What is Henry’s cat’s name?

A

Snowball

155
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What does Molly write on the card that she puts in Henry’s pocket?

A

Hello, my name is Henry

156
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How do Audrey and Melinda help Henry?

A

They start teaching him sign language

157
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What is Ted’s actual name?

A

Ned

158
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Who frequently send letters back and forth?

A

Molly and Victor

159
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Who does Henry’s family host for Thanksgiving?

A

Ned’s family and Victor’s family

160
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What delicious smell at Thanksgiving does Henry love and Audrey teaches him to sign?

A

Cinnamon

161
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What is Billy’s actual name?

A

Buddy

162
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What person from Henry’s past comes by to say hello after he comes home?

A

Sadie

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