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The Low Cuts Strike Again Flashcards

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1
Q

What are the full names of all the Low Cuts?

A

John John Watson, Francy Baskin, Trista Smith, and Britton Burns.

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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.

A

Take a penny, leave a penny.

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When two people stand quarters up on a desk or a table and spin them like spinning tops.

A

Quarter wars

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4
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Why did the Low Cuts steal?

A

Because they felt like they had to.

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What were the Low Cuts called before giving themselves the name “Low Cuts”?

A

Free-lunchers

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6
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What did the Low Cuts’ parents have in common?

A

They were cancer survivors.

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7
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What was the guidance counselor’s name?

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Ms. Lane

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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.

A

Financially.

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9
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What was the Low Cuts’ only rule?

A

Only take loose change.

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10
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What did the Low Cuts usually buy using the loose change?

A

Extras at lunch.

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Who was the tiniest person in the Low Cuts, and the obvious leader?

A

Bit.

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12
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What trait did Bit have the most out of the Low Cuts?

A

Confidence.

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13
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Who was the kid that was picking on John John?

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Trey.

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What was Trey picking on John John for?

A

A patch of gray hair in the front of his head, which was a birthmark.

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Who was the crossing guard that woke Trey up after he was punched by Bit?

A

Ms. Post

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16
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What was the nickname given to Trista?

A

Tae Kwon Do Trista.

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17
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How Trista get that nickname?

A

By doing a roundhouse kick at a school talent show.

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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?

A

Ms. Wockley

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“Ready, ready.” Trista joined the fold, slipping her phone from her back pocket to check the time. “It’s blank”.

A

3:16

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20
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Who was the school janitor?

A

Mr. Munch

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21
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What rule did the Low Cuts have when it came to stealing from teachers’ desks?

A

Only steal from the top.

22
Q

How much money did the Low Cuts have at 3:16?

A

90 cents.

23
Q

What was the main road called?

A

Portal Avenue.

24
Q

Who was the kid from her Spanish class that Francy was motor-mouthing about?

A

Satchmo Jenkins.

25
Q

Who was the English teacher?

A

Ms. Broome

26
Q

What was the street that Ms.CeeCee lived in called?

A

Crossman Street.

27
Q

What was Ms.CeeCee known for?

A

Making sure everybody got a fair shot at sweet treats.

28
Q

What were the physical features of Ms.CeeCee?

A

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.

29
Q

What did Ms.CeeCee’s voice sound like?

A

A truck engine.

30
Q

What was the thing about Ms.CeeCee’s house?

A

Kids could never go in unsupervised.

31
Q

Name three pieces of candy that Ms.CeeCee had.

A

Bazooka bubble gum, Charleston Chews, and Life Savers.

32
Q

What does CeeCee mean?

A

Cecelia.

33
Q

What did the Low Cuts buy from Ms.CeeCee?

A

9 Mary Janes and 9 Life Savers.

34
Q

What did Ms.CeeCee call the Low Cuts?

A

Knuckleheads

35
Q

Where did the Low Cuts go to sell the candy?

A

Placer Pool

36
Q

What did the old men in Placer Pool look like?

A

Scraggly human cigarettes with non-human cigarettes dangling from their mouths.

37
Q

How much money did the Low Cuts get for selling the candy?

A

9 dollars.

38
Q

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.

A

4:02

39
Q

What time was it when the Low Cuts got out of the Placer Pool?

A

4:03

40
Q

What did Bit order from the ice-cream truck?

A

Four vanilla soft serves, in a cup, with sprinkles.

41
Q

When Bit ordered from the ice-cream truck, how much did the order cost?

A

8 dollars.

42
Q

How much did Bit tip the ice-cream truck?

A

1 dollar

43
Q

What did Trista and Francy call Bit’s house?

A

“Cute”.

44
Q

What did Ms. Burns look like when the Low Cuts arrived at her house?

A

Her face was both cloudy and sunny, and her skin was absent of her normal brown.

45
Q

Someone whose parents are tight, hard up, squeezed, strapped.

A

Free-luncher

46
Q

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.”

A

Andrew Knotts

47
Q

Who is the smartest member of the Low Cuts?

A

Francy.

48
Q

They burst from their classes - Bit and Trista from blank, John John from blank, and Francy from blank.

A
  1. English
  2. Math
  3. Spanish
49
Q

What is “Francy” short for?

A

Francis

50
Q

What was Ms.CeeCee’s driveway described as?

A

An obstacle course

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