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Three Strike from Kelsey Flashcards

1
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Three Strike: Who is the author of Three Strike Summer?

A

Skyler Schrempp

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Three Strike: What is the full name of the main character of Three Strike Summer?

A

Gloria Mae Willard

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Three Strike: What is the name of Gloria’s older sister?

A

Jessamyn (Jess)

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Three Strike: What is Jess doing to Gloria while their Pa talks to the bank man?

A

Giving her a bath

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Three Strike: When Pa is talking to the bank man, what does he call him that makes Gloria mad?

A

Sir

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Three Strike: What was Gloria’s baby brother’s name?

A

Si (Silas)

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Three Strike: Who held Gloria back from yelling at the bank man at their farmhouse?

A

Ma

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Three Strike: What did Gloria throw a rock at from the creek bed by their house?

A

The bank man’s windshield

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Three Strike: What did the bank man offer to Pa that made Gloria upset when he took it?

A

A cigarette

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Three Strike: What town did the Willard family live in in Oklahoma?

A

Balko

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Three Strike: How many birds did Gloria knock out of the sky with rocks she’d thrown?

A

5

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Three Strike: Who did the bank man think threw the rock at his car?

A

A son he didn’t know about

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Three Strike: What are Gloria’s parents’ names?

A

Silas & Evelyne

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Three Strike: Who said they wished Gloria had smashed the bank man’s car to pieces?

A

Jess

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Three Strike: When the Willards stop driving for the night, what sound is the air full of?

A

Men tinkering with their trucks

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Three Strike: Who helped pay for a headstone for Baby Si?

A

The Homewoods

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Three Strike: After Pa gives Gloria a talking-to in Texas, what does he ask her before sending her back to their camp?

A

How far she was from the car when she threw the rock

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Three Strike: When Ma sends Gloria to find Pa at their stop in Texas, what is he doing?

A

Watching a baseball game

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Three Strike: Who taught Pa how to play baseball?

A

His dad (Gloria’s granddad)

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Three Strike: When Pa had explained baseball to Gloria, what did he use to represent the bases? The players?

A

Bottle caps; dried beans

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Three Strike: What did Pa do when the batter in Texas finally got a hit?

A

Ear-piercing whistle

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Three Strike: After watching the men play baseball in Texas, Gloria saw a “shadow moon” on the ground. What was it?

A

Their baseball

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Three Strike: What did Jess use as a bat to practice baseball with Gloria?

A

A dead branch

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Three Strike: What does Gloria always call the boy that Jess makes “moony eyes” at after church?

A

Joe Franklin’s sweet son

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Three Strike: What is Joe Franklin’s son’s name?

A

Benjamin Lawrence Franklin

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Three Strike: Where does Joe Franklin’s son sit in church?

A

Right behind the Willards

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Three Strike: When did Benjamin start sitting behind the Willards?

A

After Miss Claire said Jess was a whiz with words

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Three Strike: What did Gloria say Benjamin looked like when he was looking at Jess?

A

Peaceful

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Three Strike: What does Gloria call the man in white trousers and a hat at the entrance to the orchard?

A

St. Peter

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30
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Three Strike: What’s Pa’s response when asked how many people he has for working at the orchard?

A

Two grown & able-bodied, two young and able-bodied

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Three Strike: How much is rent at the orchard per week for the pickers?

A

6

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Three Strike: How much do the pickers have to pay for electricity whether they use it or not?

A

2

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Three Strike: What is one of St. Peter’s rules for the pickers that Gloria doesn’t understand?

A

No organizing

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Three Strike: What two things does St. Peter ask Jess & Gloria if they have?

A

Lice or worms

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Three Strike: Why is Gloria fidgeting in the back of the truck when St. Peter is talking to them?

A

She has to pee

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Three Strike: What house number are the Willards assigned at the peach orchard?

A

Number 72

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Three Strike: What does the man at the gate call the girls, when he says they’re as dumb as they are dirty?

A

Okie kids

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Three Strike: What is the name of the kid who lived in number 72 before Gloria?

A

Jimmy

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Three Strike: Who’s the first kid to talk to Gloria at the peach orchard, who has family in Oklahoma?

A

Quentin

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Three Strike: What is Terrance holding when Gloria first meets him?

A

A baseball

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41
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Three Strike: The other kids tell Gloria the bosses have eyes and ears all over the place, looking for what?

A

Radical activity

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Three Strike: Who did Gloria say she played ball with back in Oklahoma?

A

The all-star Balko boys

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Three Strike: What position does Terrance say they could let Gloria try when they first meet?

A

Outfielder

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Three Strike: When Terrance says they don’t need a pitcher, what does Gloria claim she could do to Terrance?

A

Knock the cap right off his head

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Three Strike: What does Terrance call Gloria when he’s trying to convince the boys they wouldn’t want her on the team?

A

A skirt

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Three Strike: What did Ma make for breakfast their first morning at the peach orchard?

A

Mini pan fritters

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Three Strike: What was the name of the peach orchard where the Willards worked?

A

Santa Ana Holdsten Peach Orchard

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Three Strike: Why did Ma only buy flour at the orchard store?

A

Prices are too expensive

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Three Strike: Where does Ma say she’ll go to work at the orchard?

A

The cannery

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Three Strike: How many acres did the Willards once own in Oklahoma?

A

75

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Three Strike: Who does the man in the white hat say only hire at their orchard?

A

Native-born Americans

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Three Strike: What’s the name of the apricot grove next to the peach orchard?

A

Michelson’s

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Three Strike: What color is associated with people who go on strike or try to organize for better wages?

A

Red

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Three Strike: Who tells Gloria the ladders are only fit for firewood?

A

Grady

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Three Strike: Who does Gloria meet with white-blond hair who tells her about the baseball team?

A

Davey

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Three Strike: What does Gloria originally call Davey when he introduces himself?

A

Davey-from-the-Bible

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Three Strike: Who does Davey say is in charge of the peach orchard baseball team?

A

Terrance Bowman

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Three Strike: What radio program does the warden listen to, that the boys use to sneak out for baseball?

A

Dick Tracy

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Three Strike: Where did Davey say vagrants were taken if they didn’t have a nickel to pay their way out?

A

The clink

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Three Strike: What does Davey say is the name of the hitter that Terrance can’t strike out from the apricot team?

A

Arlon Mackie

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Three Strike: What does Davey say he has a collection of, and how many are in his collection?

A

Bottle caps; 54 (from 9 states)

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Three Strike: The first time Gloria tries to sneak out to join the baseball group, where are they all waiting for her?

A

In a tree

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Three Strike: Who proposes a wager between Terrance and Gloria to see if she can join the team?

A

Quentin

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Three Strike: What does Terrance say Gloria has to do to get on the team?

A

Strike out their best batter (no balls, no fouls)

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Three Strike: What is Gloria’s condition for the wager for her to join the team?

A

She won’t play right field

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Three Strike: Who says he’s already got the position of right-fielder covered?

A

Quentin

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Three Strike: Who is the best batter for the peach orchard team?

A

Clyde

68
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Three Strike: What did the boys use as home plate?

A

The side of an old fruit crate

69
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Three Strike: What happens before Gloria gets to attempt her third strike for Clyde?

A

Terrance interrupts

70
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Three Strike: What does Quentin tell Terrance that makes all the boys scramble into the bushes?

A

Copper coming

71
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Three Strike: When the policemen come to the orchard, who do they hit on the head and take away in their truck?

A

Grady

72
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Three Strike: What did Gloria say the sound of Grady’s head getting hit sounded like?

A

Throwing a pumpkin against a stone

73
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Three Strike: Who had previously gotten in trouble for being a “Red” before Grady?

A

Jimmy’s dad

74
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Three Strike: What do the orchard owners put into effect after Grady is taken away?

A

A curfew (no one leaves after 8:00)

75
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Three Strike: What was wrong with the peach that Gloria tries to eat before a clipboard man says she’s stealing product?

A

Had a wormhole in it

76
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Three Strike: What do the owners do with bad fruit that they can’t sell?

A

Burn it out back

77
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Three Strike: Who originally came up with the plan to leave when the guard was listening to Dick Tracy?

A

Quentin

78
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Three Strike: What sentence does Gloria repeatedly say about California?

A

California, you are a bust

79
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Three Strike: What did one of the ladies do with her baby while she picked peaches?

A

Laid him on a blanket nearby, so he wouldn’t be exposed to the spray

80
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Three Strike: What do the clipboard men call it when they see someone dropping or throwing peaches or treating them roughly?

A

Bruising product

81
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Three Strike: Who does Gloria tell first about finding a spot to get out of the orchard?

A

Terrance

82
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Three Strike: What does Quentin call Gloria’s new way out of the orchard?

A

An alternate point of egress

83
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Three Strike: What time does Quentin say they’ll meet in Grady’s cabin?

A

10:00, when the shift changes

84
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Three Strike: What does Quentin tell Gloria to do when she gets to Grady’s cabin?

A

Tap “shave and a haircut” on the door

85
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Three Strike: What does Quentin say will let Gloria know it’s 10:00 even though she doesn’t have a watch?

A

The guard’s car sounds like a tommy gun

86
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Three Strike: Who does Quentin say he has met who is also from Balko?

A

Ben Franklin

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Three Strike: What does Quentin draw in chalk on the floor of Grady’s cabin?

A

A map of the orchard

88
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Three Strike: Who does Terrance end up swearing on to agree to Gloria being the pitcher?

A

His mom

89
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Three Strike: What did Gloria trip on when she was about to leave Grady’s cabin?

A

A loose floorboard

90
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Three Strike: What does Gloria find under the loose floorboard in Grady’s cabin?

A

Pamphlets about striking

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Three Strike: What was the name written in pencil on the back of the strike pamphlets in Grady’s cabin?

A

Michelson’s

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Three Strike: Who was waiting up for Gloria when she returned from Grady’s cabin?

A

Jess

93
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Three Strike: Where does Jess stash the contraband pamphlets that Gloria brought back?

A

In her coffee can with pictures of starlets

94
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Three Strike: Who was the first one to start digging under the fence to get out of the orchard?

A

Jess

95
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Three Strike: What would Jess tell the men with clipboards that would make them part for her “like she was Moses standing at the Red Sea”?

A

Lady troubles

96
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Three Strike: Who offers to be a lookout or run reconnaissance for Gloria and the team to sneak out under the fence?

A

Davey

97
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Three Strike: When Gloria puts a peach in her pocket to protect it, what does one of the clipboard men do with it?

A

Claims she was trying to steal it, then takes a bite and throws it away

98
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Three Strike: How does Gloria convince Davey to finish filling her wheelbarrow for her?

A

Tells him she’ll let him know how to get to the game the next day

99
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Three Strike: What happened when Davey climbed Gloria’s ladder to pick peaches for her?

A

Ladder snapped, and he fell to the ground

100
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Three Strike: Who did Pa think had fallen when the ladder broke?

A

Gloria

101
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Three Strike: After Davey fell, what did Jess tell Gloria to confirm that he was still alive?

A

“I saw him breathing.”

102
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Three Strike: Who came to the cabin to talk to Pa after Davey fell from the broken ladder?

A

Sam Blight

103
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Three Strike: Who from the apricot team is the first one to talk to Gloria before the game?

A

Arlon Mackie

104
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Three Strike: Who was Gloria’s only fan at her first baseball game?

A

Jess

105
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Three Strike: What did they use for home plate in the first game against the apricot boys?

A

A beat-up washboard

106
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Three Strike: Who was “consorting with the enemy” and making fun of Gloria behind her back in her first game?

A

Terrance

107
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Three Strike: How many strikes did Gloria get on Arlon in her first baseball game?

A

None

108
Q

Three Strike: Who was the only one who would walk near Gloria on the way back after their first game?

A

Quentin

109
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Three Strike: What group was the man from who would talk to the pickers first thing in the morning?

A

California Growers Association

110
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Three Strike: After Davey’s fall, Gloria’s Ma tells her that if someone tells her to climb a ladder, she should do what?

A

Come straight to her

111
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Three Strike: What color is the silk on the hat of the man from the California Growers Association?

A

Plum-colored

112
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Three Strike: Who is the one to speak up to the man in the white hat about their wages and working conditions?

A

Pa

113
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Three Strike: Who tells Gloria that she’s bad luck and what her Pa’s stirring up has bad luck written all over it?

A

Terrance

114
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Three Strike: What does Gloria say to Terrance that makes him start a fight with her?

A

“At least my ma thinks I’m worth sticking around for!”

115
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Three Strike: Where did Gloria punch Terrance? (What body part?)

A

His jaw

116
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Three Strike: How did the adults break up Gloria and Terrance’s fight?

A

By dousing them with water and pulling them apart

117
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Three Strike: After the fight, when Gloria asks her Ma what’s she thinking, what does she say?

A

“I hope you never know what it’s like to see your child get hurt”

118
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Three Strike: When Gloria is admitting everything to her Ma, she says she’s tired of people thinking what?

A

That they don’t want her around

119
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Three Strike: When Gloria tells her Ma she doesn’t want to take things lying down, what does her Ma say makes people do funny things?

A

Pride

120
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Three Strike: What did Ma say she’d rather her daughter have than pride?

A

Honor (doing the right thing even when it’s hard)

121
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Three Strike: Who does Ma say knocked some sense into Pa about about not just letting the bosses do whatever they want?

A

Ma

122
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Three Strike: Why does Ma question Sam Blight’s willingness to strike?

A

He has a wife and tiny baby

123
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Three Strike: Why didn’t Ma fight for the Willards to stay in Oklahoma?

A

She didn’t want to stay in the house her baby died in

124
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Three Strike: What did the inside of Terrance’s shanty look like?

A

A mess of laundry, dishes, old tin cans with flies

125
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Three Strike: What was Gloria originally expecting when she apologized to Terrance?

A

That he would apologize back

126
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Three Strike: Gloria was thinking about telling Terrance she was as good at doing girl things as what?

A

As Quentin was at playing baseball

127
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Three Strike: What question did Gloria ask Terrance after she apologized, and he told her about his tough life?

A

“What’s your ma’s name?”

128
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Three Strike: What is Terrance’s ma’s name?

A

Joanna

129
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Three Strike: After their apologies, what’s the first thing Gloria and Terrance agree on?

A

They both want to wipe the smirk off Arlon’s face

130
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Three Strike: Who is waiting outside Terrance’s cabin after Gloria and Terrance apologize to each other?

A

The whole team (most of the kids from camp)

131
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Three Strike: What word does Quentin use for the person they will send to round up the apricot team for a final game?

A

Emissary

132
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Three Strike: Who do Gloria and Terrance say they’re going to place the last game for?

A

Davey

133
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Three Strike: What does Pa tell the family to do the night before they’re going to strike?

A

Pack up their stuff

134
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Three Strike: Gloria thinks her parents would like it if she was more like who?

A

Jess

135
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Three Strike: What does Gloria’s Pa make her promise after she tells him it was her fault Davey got hurt?

A

That she’ll never hold herself responsible for something when adults do something wrong or stupid

136
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Three Strike: The night before the planned strike, what does Pa say could stop it?

A

If word got out ahead of time and the police were ready

137
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Three Strike: What changed Pa’s mind about giving her a talking-to about slacking off from work and punching boys?

A

He couldn’t bear her to think he was ashamed she was his daughter

138
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Three Strike: What’s the last piece of business Gloria says she and Jess need to do the night before the strike?

A

Pick up the rest of the pamphlets to give to the apricot boys

139
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Three Strike: When Gloria’s pockets are all stuffed with pamphlets, she says she looks as thick as what?

A

A circus strong man

140
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Three Strike: Arlon tells Gloria that if the peach orchard goes (on strike), what would happen next?

A

The apricot grove would follow

141
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Three Strike: In the final game, who hits the ball to get Terrance and Gloria around to home?

A

Clyde

142
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Three Strike: In the last game, after Clyde gets two strikes, what does he do so quickly only Gloria saw it?

A

He winks

143
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Three Strike: What is the score right before the bottom of the last inning in the final game?

A

3-2 (peach ahead)

144
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Three Strike: Who played catcher in the last inning of the last game while Gloria’s pitched?

A

Quentin

145
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Three Strike: How many batters did the apricot team get on base before Arlon’s time at bat in the final game?

A

2

146
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Three Strike: What did Jess do during the final game right before Gloria pitched to Arlon Mackie?

A

Tossed Gloria her ball from Texas

147
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Three Strike: What were the apricot boys thinking when Gloria switched out baseballs?

A

That they were cheating

148
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Three Strike: What was Gloria thinking about during her first pitch to Arlon in the final game?

A

The farmhouse

149
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Three Strike: What was Gloria thinking about during her second pitch to Arlon in the final game?

A

The night Little Si was born

150
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Three Strike: What did Gloria say to herself twice before her final pitch to Arlon in the final game?

A

“Breathe, Glo”

151
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Three Strike: When Terrance asks Gloria if she’s got it after Arlon’s hit, what is her response?

A

“My pride? No siree.”

152
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Three Strike: Where did Gloria catch Arlon’s hit?

A

Between her forearm and belly

153
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Three Strike: What did Jess say to Gloria after the final baseball game?

A

I’m awful proud to be your sister

154
Q

Three Strike: What caused the team to stop on their way back to the orchard after their final baseball game?

A

A long line of police trucks

155
Q

Three Strike: Who did Gloria see chatting to the man from the California Growers Association when the police are there the day they were going to strike?

A

Sam Blight

156
Q

Three Strike: What did Sam Blight say to Gloria after she saw him talking to the man from the CA Growers Assocation?

A

I’m sorry, kid. I gotta look after my own

157
Q

Three Strike: What was lying in the dirt outside their shanty when Gloria and Jess got back from the ball game?

A

All their stuff

158
Q

Three Strike: What was Gloria doing as she ran toward her Pa and the policemen who were herding him?

A

Screaming “No”

159
Q

Three Strike: How much time do the police give them to clear out after Gloria makes her demands?

A

10 minutes

160
Q

Three Strike: Who helped the Willards pick up all their stuff and load it into their truck after the police told them to get out?

A

The baseball boys

161
Q

Three Strike: What does Gloria tell Clyde to do with her baseball?

A

Give it to Davey when he wakes up

162
Q

Three Strike: What does Terrance toss to Gloria right before she has to leave with her family?

A

A golden-pink peach

163
Q

Three Strike: Where do the Willards end up at the end of the book?

A

Stockton Pear Orchard

164
Q

Three Strike: The guy at the pear orchard says that who went radical?

A

The workers at Michelson’s apricot grove

165
Q

Three Strike: What cabin number are the Willards assigned at the pear orchard?

A

Number 29

166
Q

Three Strike: Where does Jess send all her letters for Ben?

A

To his granddad’s place in Balko

167
Q

Three Strike: What does Gloria ask the girl with the mangy hair at the pear orchard?

A

Wanna play ball?

2024 Battle of the Books (13 decks)

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