The Low Cuts Strike Again Flashcards
What are the full names of all the Low Cuts?
John John Watson, Francy Baskin, Trista Smith, and Britton Burns.
Once they walked into a convenience store, one of the ones with the dish at the front of the counter that says blank and took all the pennies.
Take a penny, leave a penny.
When two people stand quarters up on a desk or a table and spin them like spinning tops.
Quarter wars
Why did the Low Cuts steal?
Because they felt like they had to.
What were the Low Cuts called before giving themselves the name “Low Cuts”?
Free-lunchers
What did the Low Cuts’ parents have in common?
They were cancer survivors.
What was the guidance counselor’s name?
Ms. Lane
What the four of them never talked about was how all the surgeries and treatments were what knocked everything in their lives and their parents’ lives off track blank.
Financially.
What was the Low Cuts’ only rule?
Only take loose change.
What did the Low Cuts usually buy using the loose change?
Extras at lunch.
Who was the tiniest person in the Low Cuts, and the obvious leader?
Bit.
What trait did Bit have the most out of the Low Cuts?
Confidence.
Who was the kid that was picking on John John?
Trey.
What was Trey picking on John John for?
A patch of gray hair in the front of his head, which was a birthmark.
Who was the crossing guard that woke Trey up after he was punched by Bit?
Ms. Post
What was the nickname given to Trista?
Tae Kwon Do Trista.
How Trista get that nickname?
By doing a roundhouse kick at a school talent show.
Who would wag their finger and shake their head whenever the Low Cuts walked down the hall or sat together and had secret meetings at lunch?
Ms. Wockley
“Ready, ready.” Trista joined the fold, slipping her phone from her back pocket to check the time. “It’s blank”.
3:16
Who was the school janitor?
Mr. Munch
What rule did the Low Cuts have when it came to stealing from teachers’ desks?
Only steal from the top.
How much money did the Low Cuts have at 3:16?
90 cents.
What was the main road called?
Portal Avenue.
Who was the kid from her Spanish class that Francy was motor-mouthing about?
Satchmo Jenkins.
Who was the English teacher?
Ms. Broome
What was the street that Ms.CeeCee lived in called?
Crossman Street.
What was Ms.CeeCee known for?
Making sure everybody got a fair shot at sweet treats.
What were the physical features of Ms.CeeCee?
She had a jet-black wig, a few silver hairs springing from her chin, a turquoise sweatsuit with the sleeves and legs cut off, swollen cheeks and ankles, and bumpy freckles.
What did Ms.CeeCee’s voice sound like?
A truck engine.
What was the thing about Ms.CeeCee’s house?
Kids could never go in unsupervised.
Name three pieces of candy that Ms.CeeCee had.
Bazooka bubble gum, Charleston Chews, and Life Savers.
What does CeeCee mean?
Cecelia.
What did the Low Cuts buy from Ms.CeeCee?
9 Mary Janes and 9 Life Savers.
What did Ms.CeeCee call the Low Cuts?
Knuckleheads
Where did the Low Cuts go to sell the candy?
Placer Pool
What did the old men in Placer Pool look like?
Scraggly human cigarettes with non-human cigarettes dangling from their mouths.
How much money did the Low Cuts get for selling the candy?
9 dollars.
They knew they were late because they saw the ice-cream truck pulling off from its usual post, in front of the fifth house on Placer Street. It hadn’t been there when they’d gone into the pool hall - it arrived at four every day - and never stayed if kids weren’t waiting there to buy anything - gone by blank.
4:02
What time was it when the Low Cuts got out of the Placer Pool?
4:03
What did Bit order from the ice-cream truck?
Four vanilla soft serves, in a cup, with sprinkles.
When Bit ordered from the ice-cream truck, how much did the order cost?
8 dollars.
How much did Bit tip the ice-cream truck?
1 dollar
What did Trista and Francy call Bit’s house?
“Cute”.
What did Ms. Burns look like when the Low Cuts arrived at her house?
Her face was both cloudy and sunny, and her skin was absent of her normal brown.
Someone whose parents are tight, hard up, squeezed, strapped.
Free-luncher
Who said this quote:
“Yo, if I give you my pizza crust every day and you save it up, you’ll have a whole loaf of bread by the end of the school year.”
Andrew Knotts
Who is the smartest member of the Low Cuts?
Francy.
They burst from their classes - Bit and Trista from blank, John John from blank, and Francy from blank.
- English
- Math
- Spanish
What is “Francy” short for?
Francis
What was Ms.CeeCee’s driveway described as?
An obstacle course
