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Woof from Kelsey 1 Flashcards

1
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Woof: Who is the author of ‘Woof’?

A

Spencer Quinn

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Woof: When Bowser meets Birdie for the first time, what does Bowser think is one of the best sounds?

A

Gum chewing

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Woof: Who ran the animal shelter where Bowser was?

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Adrienne

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Woof: What did Birdie do with her gum when she was finished chewing it?

A

Put it behind her ear

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Woof: What did Birdie name her new dog?

A

Bowser

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Woof: What kind of name did Grammy say Birdie was?

A

A fine southern name

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Woof: What did Birdie want to change her name to when she turned 21?

A

Emmanuelle

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Woof: How old did Birdie turn on her birthday?

A

11

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Woof: What did Birdie’s hands taste like when Bowser first licked them?

A

baloney

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Woof: What kind of dog was Bowser?

A

A mutt - mix of shepherd, poodle, and Bernese

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Woof: What kind of tail did Bowser have?

A

bushy

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Woof: What kind of vehicle did Grammy drive?

A

An old pickup truck

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Woof: Who was Moxie?

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The monkey roommate Bowser once had in the cage next to him

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Woof: What did Birdie smell like to Bowser?

A

kid, girl, strawberry chewing gum, lemon soap, salty sweat

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Woof: What was in the back of the pickup truck when Bowser jumped in?

A

fishing rods and a pail of worms

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Woof: What did Bowser do when they started driving him home in the pickup truck?

A

Jumped through the window into the front seat

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Woof: How did Bowser get caught and put into the animal shelter?

A

A dog catcher trapped him in an alley in the city

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18
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Woof: What did Bower remember about knitting?

A

A cat unravelling a ball of yarn and him getting in trouble for it

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Woof: What did Grammy’s store look like?

A

Low and yellow with a long porch crowded with fishnets, buoys and barrels of coils of rope

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Woof: What is the name of Grammy’s store?

A

Gaux Family Fish and Bait

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Woof: What did the sign on the front of Grammy’s store say?

A

Gaux Family Fish and Bait. Guided Swamp Tours, Live Bait, Crawfish by the Sack, Blox Luches to Gaux (Go)

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Woof: Who was Grammy’s worker at the bait shop?

A

Snoozy LaChance

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Woof: Who was Black Jack?

A

The championship black marlin caught off Grand Isle by Grammy’s dad when he came back from the war

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Woof: How long did Snoozy say he had been asleep?

A

Not more than 30 seconds

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Woof: What did Snoozy smell like to Bowser?

A

A hunk of old cheese

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Woof: How long had Black Jack been hanging on the wall in the bait shop?

A

Since 1945

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Woof: What did Birdie notice about Black Jack when she saw it hanging on the wall?

A

He was dusty

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28
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Woof: What was the Sheriff’s son’s name?

A

Rory

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Woof: Who was the customer that Snoozy said came into the bait shop?

A

His uncle Lem, the parish goof-off

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Woof: Why did Uncle Lem come into the bait shop?

A

He was selling two 35 pound sacks of crawfish

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Woof: How much did Snoozy pay for the crawfish from Uncle Lem?

A

$1.95 a pound

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32
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Woof: How much did Grammy sell crawfish for?

A

$6 a pound

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Woof: What smell did Birdy notice in the bait shop that no one else did (except for Bowser)

A

Cigar smoke

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34
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Woof: What was the expression the Sheriff used for a ‘distraction’ that confused Bowser?

A

Red Herrings

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35
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Woof: How much had a tourist offered Grammy for Black Jack?

A

300

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Woof: What did Birdy do to Bowser the first time he sat for her?

A

She kissed his nose.

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Woof: What was on the cigar butt Birdie and Bowser found on the dock?

A

A gold band

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Woof: What kind of patrol boat did the Sheriff use?

A

Zodiac with a 250 Merc

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Woof: What town did Birdie live in?

A

St. Roch

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40
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Woof: Who was St. Roch?

A

The patron saint of dogs

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Woof: Birdie told Bowser they bought their all their groceries at Markie’s Market, except what two things?

A

Fish and bread

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Woof: Who owned the general store in St. Roch?

A

Nola Claymore’s mom

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Woof: What did Birdie’s friend, Nola, smell like?

A

Honey and lemon

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Woof: What did Birdie buy for Bowser at Claymore’s General Store?

A

An orange leather collar and a bright orange leash

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Woof: What was Birdie’s address?

A

19 Gentilly Lane

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Woof: What did Birdie’s house look like?

A

Low and white, shutters the color of the sky, big shady tree in front.

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Woof: What bothered Bowser about the big tree in front of Birdie’s house?

A

Another dog had marked it.

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Woof: What did Bowser eat out of the trash can in Birdie’s kitchen?

A

A burger

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Woof: What did Birdie’s mom do for a living?

A

She was an engineer on an oil rig off Angola

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Woof: What was the one memory Birdie had of her father?

A

His hands tying her shoelaces

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Woof: What was the one thing Birdie remembers her father saying to her as he tied the laces on her blue shoes with silver stars?

A

No loose ends, Birdie’

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Woof: What did Birdie’s room look like?

A

The walls were the color of the sky, and there were puffy white clouds and a rainbow painted on them.

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Woof: How did Birdie talk with her mom?

A

On the computer

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54
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Woof: Where is Angola?

A

Africa

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Woof: What question did Birdie ask her mom about her dad?

A

How did he die?

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Woof: What had Birdie’s dad done for a living?

A

Police detective in New Orleans

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Woof: Why did Bowser lift his leg and pee on the tree in front as high up as possible?

A

The highest mark wins

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Woof: Who did Nola know in town that smoked cigars?

A

Steve Straker Senior

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Woof: How old was Stevie Straker?

A

Sixteen

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Woof: What kind of car did Stevie Straker drive?

A

A red jeep with a gator skull for a hood ornament

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Woof: What was Grammy’s and Old Man Straker’s relationship?

A

They were enemies/rivals

62
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Woof: What was Nola’s sister’s name?

A

Solange

63
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Woof: What was Bowser’s strongest memory of the city?

A

Street gangsters’ hard hands and hard fists

64
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Woof: What had Bowser had only one time in his life before Birdie adopted him?

A

A rawhide chew

65
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Woof: What did Birdie have in a little box that was her dad’s?

A

A medal of honor from the New Orleans police department

66
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Woof: What was the name of the black boat with red trim?

A

Fun ‘n Games

67
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Woof: What city did the boat, Fun ‘n Games come from?

A

Biloxi, Mississippi

68
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Woof: Why was there a tower on the Fun ‘n Games boat?

A

It was a tuna tower for spotting fish

69
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Woof: What was the name of Grammy’s boat?

A

Bayou Girl

70
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Woof: What was East St. Roch like?

A

It was the fancy side of town.

71
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Woof: What was the big green building in East St. Roch right on the water?

A

Old Man Straker’s place

72
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Woof: What was the name of Straker’s bait shop?

A

Straker’s World Famous Fishing Emporium

73
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Woof: What did Old Man Straker look like?

A

A big heavy dude with shoulder-length, graying hair

74
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Woof: What kind of earrings did Birdie wear?

A

Little red ones

75
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Woof: Why did Birdie need a cigar butt from Straker’s?

A

Compare it to the one from the dock and collect DNA

76
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Woof: What did the gold band on the cigars say?

A

el Rey de Cuba

77
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Woof: What does ‘Rey de Cuba’ mean?

A

The King of Cuba

78
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Woof: What did Stevie smell like to Bowser?

A

Hair gel, sneaker stink, and fishy

79
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Woof: What kind of trees grew by the bayou next to Straker’s store?

A

Palm trees

80
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Woof: What did Stevie say his dad said about the Gaux’s?

A

Stop the Gaux

81
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Woof: What rule did Birdie name to Stevie?

A

Don’t steal

82
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Woof: What made Bowser attack Stevie?

A

He tried to drag Birdie into the bayou.

83
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Woof: What dangourous animal lived in the bayou?

A

Alligators

84
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Woof: What did Bowser notice about the sun when it gets lower in the sky?

A

It gets bigger

85
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Woof: What did snakes smell like to Bowser?

A

Froglike but mixed with a whiff of lizard

86
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Woof: What animals were on the lawn in front of the trailer park houses Birdie and Bowser passed by?

A

Chickens

87
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Woof: What kind of tree did the Sheriff and Rory have growing in the front?

A

An orange tree

88
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Woof: What was the name of Rory’s tiny dog?

A

Sugarplum

89
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Woof: What color was Sugarplum?

A

Bluish

90
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Woof: Why did Bowser throw Sugarplum?

A

She kept nipping at his paws

91
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Woof: What did Sugarplum and Bowser do on the Persian carpet and the floral quilted bedspread in Rory’s parent’s room?

A

Peed on it

92
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Woof: What was the one thing Bowser noticed about Rory’s back yard?

A

It had a high fence enclosing it

93
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Woof: What was Sugarplum obsessed with?

A

Rory’s mom

94
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Woof: What did Rory’s mom do for a living

A

She was a nurse

95
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Woof: What was the Sheriff’s last name?

A

Cannon

96
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Woof: What do dogs do that is like humans shaking hands?

A

Sniff one another

97
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Woof: What is the Cannon family’s rule #3?

A

When you’ve started to tell someone something, you can’t stop.

98
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Woof: What did Mrs. Cannon tell Birdie and Rory about?

A

The treasure map

99
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Woof: What did Mrs. Cannon give to Bowser and Sugarplum?

A

Rawhide chews

100
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Woof: Who was Jean Lafitte?

A

A pirate in Grande Isle

101
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Woof: Who were rich plantation owners running away from during the Civil War?

A

Yankees

102
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Woof: What war was Grammy Gaux’s father in?

A

World War II

103
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Woof: What shellfish could be found in the bayou?

A

Oysters

104
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Woof: How old was Grammy when her father died?

A

Eleven

105
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Woof: How did people believe Grammy’s father died?

A

A boating accident

106
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Woof: What TV show did the street gangsters like to watch?

A

Savage Wilderness

107
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Woof: What did Birdie talk about that her dad, a detective, always talked about?

A

The theory of the case

108
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Woof: What type of motor did the boat Grammy was working on have?

A

Evinrude

109
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Woof: Where do whiners end up?

A

Back of the pack

110
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Woof: What do spark plugs do?

A

Help an engine get started.

111
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Woof: What does the end of a good spark plug smell like?

A

Gasoline

112
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Woof: Where does Bowser prefer to sleep?

A

In a corner so nothing can sneak up on you

113
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Woof: What could Bowser tell about Birdie’s breathing at night?

A

She was awake.

114
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Woof: What kind of flip-flops did Birdie wear?

A

Polka dot ones

115
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Woof: Where did Birdie decide to go in the middle of the night?

A

Straker’s Fishing Emporium

116
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Woof: What kind of fish were jumping in the river at night when Birdie and Bowser were walking by it?

A

Bass

117
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Woof: What human emotion smelled sharp and sour to Bowser?

A

Fear

118
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Woof: What did Bowser find in the grass next to the Straker place?

A

A cigar butt

119
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Woof: What happened when Bowser put his paws on the windows at the Straker place?

A

One of the panes of glass broke into a few pieces and fell inside.

120
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Woof: What was the name of Birdie’s owl?

A

Night Train

121
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Woof: What did Bowser find to eat inside Straker’s place?

A

Chicken nuggets

122
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Woof: Whose huge shadow did Bowser see on the floor?

A

His own

123
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Woof: How did Bowser know what a safe was?

A

He had seen them before with the gangsters

124
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Woof: What did Bowser and Birdie hide in when people came into Straker’s place?

A

The boat hanging from the ceiling on cables

125
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Woof: What did Birdie leave behind in Straker’s store?

A

One of her polka-dot flip flops

126
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Woof: What college did Stevie Straker plan to attend?

A

Tulane

127
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Woof: Who accompanied Stevie Straker into his father’s place at night?

A

Des Peckham and Solange Claymore (Nola’s sister)

128
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Woof: What were Stevie, Des, and Solange looking for in Straker’s store at night?

A

Spray paint

129
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Woof: What did Stevie plan to spray paint on the Gaux bait shop?

A

Stop the Gaux

130
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Woof: What did Des say about the fish (Black Jack)?

A

There was a treasure map hidden behind its right eye.

131
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Woof: Who was Des’s aunt?

A

Aunt Maybelline

132
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Woof: What did Stevie’s dad call him?

A

Steveroo

133
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Woof: Why didn’t Stevie want Des to turn on the lights in his father’s place when they were there at night?

A

People from across the bayou would see them and maybe call the cops

134
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Woof: What was in old man Straker’s desk inside his shop?

A

A .45 (gun)

135
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Woof: What did Birdie do when the police car came over the bridge when she was on it at night?

A

Jumped into the river

136
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Woof: What ability did Bowser discover he had when he and Birdie jumped into the river?

A

He could swim

137
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Woof: How did Bowser describe swimming?

A

Running in the water

138
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Woof: What was the name of the bridge Birdie and Bowser jumped off of into the river?

A

Lucinda Street Bridge

139
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Woof: What was the name of the deputy in the car that drove onto the Lucinda Street Bridge when Birdie was out at night?

A

Perkins

140
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Woof: What kind of animal did Perkins think jumped into the water from the bridge?

A

Coyotes

141
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Woof: What kind of animal did Bowser smell that was “snaky but not snake, froggy but not frogg, toady but not toad, lizardy but not lizard”?

A

Alligator

142
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Woof: What was the name of the alligator Bowser once knew from when he was with the gangsters?

A

Smiley

143
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Woof: What did Birdie do when she heard her grandma put the key in the lock of the door?

A

She jumped into bed with wet clothes on

144
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Woof: What did Grammy cook that was like sausage, but better?

A

Boudin slices

145
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Woof: Why did Grammy think there was water all over the floor in the house?

A

She thought Bowser had been playing in the toilet

146
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Woof: What was the mysterious vehicle that cruised the street?

A

A shiny black pickup with tinted windows

147
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Woof: What did Grammy hardly ever do when it was hot because it cost money?

A

Run the air conditioner

148
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Woof: How did Bowser get to enjoy the taste of boudin twice?

A

He had an upsurge from his stomach into his mouth

149
Q

Woof: What does MO mean?

A

way of operating (modus operandi)

150
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Woof: What did old man Straker think Birdie was doing when she was on the old town side of the bayou?

A

Spying

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