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Woof from Kelsey 2 Flashcards

1
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Woof: What did the sherriff take out of his briefcase and show to Birdie?

A

A flip-flop

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Woof: What size shoe did Birdie wear?

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Size six

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Woof: What story did the flip flop remind the sherriff of?

A

Cinderella with her glass slipper

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Woof: What does every single human smell like in some way—some more than others (to Bowser)?

A

Snot

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Woof: What did Grammy have on her wrist after her appointment?

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A hospital wristband

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Woof: What kind of gun did Grammy own?

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A .389 Smith and Wesson revolver (a police special)

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Woof: Who was Lem LaChance?

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Snoozy’s uncle

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Woof: What was the name of the bar in town where Snoozy drank beer?

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Li’l Mamou

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Woof: What kind of car did Lem once steal?

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A corvette

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Woof: What was Birdie’s dad’s name?

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Robert Lee Gaux

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Woof: How did Uncle Lem know Birdie’s dad?

A

He coached him in peewee football.

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Woof: What football team did Uncle Lem once play for?

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The Ragin’ Cajuns in Lafayette

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Woof: Why did Uncle Lem quit playing football?

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He blew his knee out playing

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Woof: Why was Uncle Lem always a careful driver?

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He was driving with a suspended license

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Woof: What was Rory’s theory about the case?

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There was an environmentalist on the loose who didn’t like fishing

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Woof: What was wrong inside Rory’s mouth?

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A baby tooth was loose and twisted sideways

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Woof: Who pulled out Rory’s baby tooth for him?

A

Birdie

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Woof: What language could Grammy Gaux speak?

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French

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Woof: What did the dog look like that kept marking the tree in the Gaux’s front yard?

A

White with red patches

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Woof: What was the red and white dog’s name?

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Loco

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Woof: What did Bowser do when he saw Loco (the red and white dog) jump into the black pick up?

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Chased the truck all the way to the canal

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Woof: What did Bowser see someone do from the canal bridge?

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Throw something long and stiff with a tail on one end into the canal

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Woof: What did Bowser smell when he was drinking from the canal?

A

Cigar smoke

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Woof: What did Bowser eat while Nola and Birdie were drinking cold drinks?

A

Ice cubes

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Woof: How did Nola know Solange often snuck out at night?

A

She had a squeaky window

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Woof: Why did Solange have to go to summer school?

A

She flunked history

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Woof: What was Solange’s IQ?

A

130

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28
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Woof: Where did Des live?

A

Hilltop Estates

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Woof: What did Des’s parents do for a living?

A

Shrinks (psychiatrists) at Mercy Hospital

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Woof: What was the name of the town Ice Cream shop?

A

Hector’s Ice Cream

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Woof: What is taxidermy?

A

Stuffing animals and fish

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Woof: What did Bowser love when humans did to point to something?

A

Pointed with their chins

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Woof: Where did Aunt Maybelline live?

A

Sunrise Acres (the assisted living center)

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34
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Woof: What color was the Fun ‘n Games boat?

A

Red and black

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Woof: How big was Fun n’ Games?

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60 feet long

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Woof: How far could Fun ‘n games go?

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600 miles (all the way to Galveston)

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Woof: Why did Birdie doubt she would be a shrimp boat captain?

A

Grammy said there wouldn’t be any shrimp left by the time she grew up

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Woof: What did Bowser notice about the bald guy who drove Fun N’ Games?

A

His mouth was friendly, but his eyes were not.

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Woof: How did Nola and Birdie get Bowser into the assisted living center?

A

They told them he was a trained service dog to comfort lonely old people

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Woof: What did Maybelline Peckham smell like to Bowser?

A

A stack of dusty, yellowed newspapers

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Woof: What color hair did Maybelline Peckham have?

A

Bright orange

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Woof: What did Maybelline Peckham say was the problem with dogs?

A

Their life spans don’t match up with ours

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Woof: What did Maybelline Peckham give to Bowser?

A

Pieces of ham sandwich

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Woof: What did Birdie keep calling a taxidermist?

A

Taxidermier

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Woof: What was Grammy’s first name?

A

Claire

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Woof: What were the descriptions Maybelline gave of the three men who went to war?

A

A strong man, a bad man, and a nice man

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Woof: Which man did not come back from war?

A

The nice man

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Woof: Who was the strong man who went to war, according to Aunt Maybelline?

A

Maurice Gaux

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Woof: Who was the bad man who went to war, according to Aunt Maybelline?

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Frank Straker (great uncle of old man Straker)

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Woof: Who was the nice man that didn’t come back from the war, according to Aunt Maybelline?

A

Dan Phelps

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Woof: What war did the three men go to ?

A

World War II

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Woof: Who taught Maybelline taxidermy?

A

Dan Phelps, her boss

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Woof: What was Dan Phelp’s career?

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He was the best taxidermist in Louisiana and owned a shop in Lafayette before the war

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Woof: How did Maybelline describe taxidermy?

A

Recapturing the perfect moment in a creature’s life

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Woof: What was the taxidermy trade secret Maybelline revealed?

A

You don’t stuff a delicate fish–you rebuild it from the ground up and when you’re done, there’s almost nothing of the real fish left.

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Woof: What were the only kind of books that interested Bowser?

A

Leather-bound

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Woof: What photo did Maybelline show to Birdie?

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Dan Phelps with Birdie’s great grandfather, Maurice, in uniform on the day they left for France

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Woof: What animal did Maybelline taxidermy for Des’s family in the 50’s?

A

A shark

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Woof: What did the other person who asked about Black Jack bring for Maybelline to drink?

A

Port

60
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Woof: Who visited Maybelline other than Birdie and Nola?

A

Donald L. Spires

61
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Woof: When did Donald L. Spires visit Maybelline?

A

A week ago Tuesday at 3 pm

62
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Woof: What did the driver of the shiny black pickup do to Birdie?

A

Tried to grab her and pull her inside of the car

63
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Woof: What did Bowser do to the driver of the black pickup?

A

Bit his arm

64
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Woof: Why did Birdie and Bowser go in the boat with Grammy?

A

To help on a swamp tour

65
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Woof: What was Grammy’s first rule on boats?

A

No moving around

66
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Woof: What kind of hat Grammy’s swamp tour customer wearing?

A

A big straw hat with a bird feather in the band

67
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Woof: What was the name Grammy’s swamp tour customer?

A

Donny

68
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Woof: What was the name of the man with the smiley face on the bottom but watchful face on top?

A

Donny (Donald L. Spires)

69
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Woof: What did Donny say he used for bait?

A

Spinners

70
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Woof: Why didn’t Bowser like shaved heads?

A

It reminded him of a bad man named Manuel

71
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Woof: Why didn’t Bowser like sun glasses?

A

They made humans look like insects

72
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Woof: Why did Birdie say people don’t point when in the bayou?

A

It alerts all the creatures

73
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Woof: What kind of birds did Grammy see from the boat at 1 o’clock, left of Birdie’s tree, and at the top of the tree?

A

A blue heron and a bald eagle

74
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Woof: What animals were floating on a log in the bayou?

A

Two box turtles and one snapper

75
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Woof: What kind of animal did Grammy see at 3 o clock in the bayou?

A

A rat snake

76
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Woof: How was Donny shaped?

A

Like a pear

77
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Woof: Where did Donny say he was from?

A

Biloxi, but originally from Dallas.

78
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Woof: Where had Donny gone to college?

A

Tulane in New Orleans

79
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Woof: What kind of trees grew in the swamp?

A

Cypresses

80
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Woof: What are the parts at the bottom of the cypresses called that stick out?

A

Knees

81
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Woof: What did Grammy call the Hilton?

A

A duck blind in the bayou

82
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Woof: What did Donny do for a living?

A

Real estate

83
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Woof: What did they find inside the duck blind called the Hilton?

A

Empty shotgun shells

84
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Woof: Where did people have picnics and crawfish boils?

A

The levee

85
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Woof: Birdie said the swampy river area had some fresh water, some salt water, and what kind of water in between?

A

Brackish

86
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Woof: What kinds of birds catch snakes?

A

Cormorants

87
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Woof: Why didn’t Bowser like people with binoculars?

A

They made them look machinelike

88
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Woof: What was the name of the quiet channel just past Night Train’s tree?

A

Lafitte Creek

89
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Woof: What did Donny do when they passed by Lafitte Creek in the swamp tour boat?

A

Took a picture

90
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Woof: Who was Lafitte?

A

A pirate

91
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Woof: What was the name of the bayou?

A

Bayou Lafourche

92
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Woof: What kind of map did Donny buy from Birdie?

A

A map of the whole basin, including the bayou and the lake.

93
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Woof: What was Bowser’s tail to him?

A

His flag

94
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Woof: Who did Birdie’s mom tell her to go to if she needed help and Grammy wasn’t around?

A

Mr. Savoy, the librarian

95
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Woof: What was on the lawn of the library?

A

brightly colored pinwheels

96
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Woof: What instrument was Mr. Savoy playing when Birdie went to the library?

A

The accordion

97
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Woof: What did Mr. Savoy smell like?

A

Apples

98
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Woof: According to Mr. Savoy, who had been a great accordion player?

A

Birdie’s great-grandfather, Maurice Gaux

99
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Woof: What was the name of the St. Roch newspaper?

A

St. Roch Monitor

100
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Woof: What did the song Maurice Gaux sang in French say?

A

He can’t wait to go dancing with the prettiest girl in Louisiana

101
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Woof: What was the January 1946 article in the St. Roch Monitor about?

A

Two St. Roch men dying on Saturday off the Grande Isle while they were fishing for tuna 10 miles offshore.

102
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Woof: What kind of boat did Maurice Gaux own?

A

a 22 foot whaler

103
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Woof: What was Donald L. Spires trying to develop?

A

A casino

104
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Woof: How did Steve Straker Senior and Donald L. Spires know each other?

A

They were in the same fraternity at Tulane.

105
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Woof: What did Officer Perkins accidentally drop in the water at the bridge?

A

A camera

106
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Woof: What does it mean to be ‘mired in a slump’?

A

A baseball player not getting any hits for a long time

107
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Woof: Where was Mr. Straker when Black Jack was stolen?

A

At his golf club in Abbeville

108
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Woof: What did Bowser do when the Sheriff, Birdie, and Rory drove over the bridge on the canal?

A

He jumped out the car window

109
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Woof: What did Bowser find on the bank of the canal after jumping out of the Sheriff’s car?

A

The remains of Black Jack

110
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Woof: What did Bowser find in the back of the Sheriff’s car?

A

A cigar

111
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Woof: Why was there a cigar in the back of the Sheriff’s car?

A

A rep from the cigar company was handing them out at the chamber of commerce luncheon.

112
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Woof: What did the Sheriff accuse Grammy of?

A

Using Birdie in a scheme against Mr. Straker

113
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Woof: Who was the doctor that took care of Grammy?

A

Dr. Rajatawan

114
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Woof: What was wrong with Grammy when she collapsed?

A

Dehydration and heat exhaustion

115
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Woof: What did Grammy always have at noon?

A

Tea with two sugars

116
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Woof: What magazine did Snoozy subscribe to?

A

Ski Magazine

117
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Woof: Why was it strange that Snoozy subscribed to Ski Magazine?

A

He didn’t snow ski, and had never even seen snow

118
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Woof: What did Birdie notice about the photo Mr. Savoy showed her?

A

Donny was standing beside the black pickup with tinted windows.

119
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Woof: Who showed up at Grammy’s house when she was sick, all dressed up and wearing lots of makeup?

A

Maybelline

120
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Woof: What did Maybelline bring to the house for Bowser?

A

A dog biscuit

121
Q

Woof: How long had it been since Maybelline had seen Claire Gaux (Grammy)?

A

30 years

122
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Woof: Where was Dr. Rajatawan born?

A

In a hovel by the Ganges river

123
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Woof: Where did Dr. Rajatawan go to medical school?

A

Vanderbilt Medical School

124
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Woof: Why was Maybelline so clear headed when she came to Grammy’s house?

A

She hid her meds (pills) under her tongue and then flushed them down the toilet

125
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Woof: When did Dan Phelps die?

A

The day after Christmas, 1944

126
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Woof: How did Dan Phelps die?

A

He was killed in action in France at the Battle of the Bulge

127
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Woof: Why was it strange for Maybelline to get a package on Thursday, January 11, 1944?

A

It was from Dan Phelps, who had already died

128
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Woof: What did Maybelline bring for Grammy?

A

The treasure map

129
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Woof: Who drew the treasure map?

A

Maurice Gaux

130
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Woof: What was the treasure?

A

A necklace of rubies and emeralds

131
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Woof: What did Dan do in a weak moment in World War II?

A

Took the necklace that did not belong to him

132
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Woof: Why did Maurice take Frank out on his boat?

A

To talk about the robbery of the necklace

133
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Woof: What was in the package Maybelline received from Dan after he died?

A

The ruby and emerald necklace

134
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Woof: How did Maybelline get the map?

A

Maurice gave it to her after he buried the necklace in Lafitte Creek

135
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Woof: What did Birdie find in Lafitte Creek?

A

The remains of a duck blind

136
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Woof: What did Bowser smell very strong near the duck blind in Lafitte Creek?

A

Alligator

137
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Woof: What hanging inside the duck blind, with a picture of a kid drinking a soda on it?

A

A thermometer

138
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Woof: How did Birdie get the thermometer hiding place to open?

A

She turned the arrow on it around and around until it sprung open

139
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Woof: Who followed Birdie and Bowser in a boat and then held them at gunpoint?

A

Steve Straker, Sr.

140
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Woof: Who was the person who tried to grab Birdie and pull her into a car?

A

Old Man Straker

141
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Woof: What did Birdie do with the necklace?

A

Threw it right down the alligator’s throat to save Bowser

142
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Woof: What happened to Mr. Straker after he shot at the alligator?

A

The alligator ate him when he fell into the creek

143
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Woof: Where did Grammy think the monster alligator went after he ate Mr. Straker?

A

Down the barge canal to the big swamps down in the oil fields

144
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Woof: Why did Dan Phelps ship the necklace, instead of Frank Straker?

A

Frank Straker was in jail in France and couldn’t do it.

145
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Woof: After Birdie’s run in on the bayou with Mr. Straker, who stopped by with a basket of food for a picnic in the kitchen?

A

Rory

146
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In Woof by Spencer Quinn, what is the name of the creek where the necklace is hiding?

A

Lafitte Creek

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