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| What amazing sight does Darius see on his fourth day at Aunt Inga’s? |
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| He sees a man flying through the air on a bicycle |
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| Name the military school that Anthony Gritbun attends. |
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| When Darius takes his first walk around the town Aunt Inga lives in, what place does he find that excites him? |
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| What “snobby” nickname does Aunt Inga give Darius? |
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| Aunt Inga won’t let Darius keep his library books at her house. Where does he end up keeping them? |
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| Ms. Bickerstaff allows him to keep them on an empty shelf in the library |
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| Darius meets the old many who was flying his bike in the sky. What is his name? |
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| What does Darius do to “control” Anthony? |
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| He turns on the TV and then Anthony just sits and stares |
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| Where does Daedalus’s name originate? |
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| In the Greek myth, Daedalus is ordered by King Minos to do what? |
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| Build a labyrinth (maze) to imprison a minotaur |
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| Creature with the head of a bull and the body of a man |
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| Daedalus’s house is surrounded by what? |
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| How much does Daedalus charge for his bikes? |
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| Daedalus says he only fixes bikes in the morning. What does he do in the afternoon? |
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| Read and think about the universe |
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| What did Darius pick up at the bakery on his way to meet Daedalus each morning? |
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| Darius asks Anthony to let him ride his bike just once. What does Anthony ask for in return? |
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| He wants Darius to lie down at the end of the bike ramp so he can jump over him with his bike—5 times |
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| How did Anthony’s bike get messed up? |
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| He let Darius ride it & when Darius rode over the bike ramp, Anthony stuck a stick in the spokes. Darius fell and the bike was damaged |
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| Aunt Inga decides it is time for Darius to earn his keep. What does she make him do? |
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| What is Darius’s first chore? |
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| Scrubbing the tiles on the bathroom floor with a toothbrush |
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| What is Gertrude Gribun’s Terrible Idea? |
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| She suggests that Darius go Crapper Military Academy with Anthony |
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| Who is the mythological three-headed dog that guards the entrance to the underworld? |
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| Who is the mythological ferryman who carries the dead across the River Styx to the underworld? |
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| What is Miss Hasting’s first name? |
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| How does Daedalus know Miss Hastings? |
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| Many years ago, he was going to marry her |
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| Name the headmaster of Crapper Military Academy. |
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| At Crapper, the third time a student talks in class, what is the punishment? |
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| Solitary confinement for three days |
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| What does Darius name his bike? Why? |
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| Apollo One; the way the sun hits the chrome reminds him of Apollo pulling the sun across the sky |
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| How did Darius get caught with the bike he found in the basement? |
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| Aunt Inga woke up early (9:30) and caught him with it |
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| What does Aunt Inga do with the bike after she catches Darius with the bike? |
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| She gives it to Anthony to replace his broken one |
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| What did Daedalus as to his flying bike that made it fly? |
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| How did Darius’s dad break his leg as a boy? |
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| He fell off of Daedalus’s flying bike from about 15-20 feet up in the air |
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| How does Aunt Inga find out about Darius’s plans to escape with Daedalus? |
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| Anthony followed Darius to Daedalus’s house and then reported what he heard to Aunt Inga |
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| Aunt Inga asks Anthony to keep an eye on Darius. How is Darius able to get away from Anthony? |
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| He turns on the TV which immediately captivates Anthony’s attention |
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| What nickname did Darius’s dad call him? |
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| Why did Miss Hastings go find Darius? |
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| She found a letter from Rudy, Darius’s dad, stated that if anything happened to him, he wanted Miss Hastings to Darius’s guardian |
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| Colonel Crimper is disappointed that Anthony had to be saved by Darius. What punishment does he give him? |
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| What sound did Darius hear when Daedalus’s bike disappeared after being put in 7th gear? |
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| What does Daedalus think happened to his bike after it disappeared? |
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| It went to another dimension—somewhere else in the universe or to another universe entirely |
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| Where does Darius spend his last night at Aunt Inga’s? |
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| He drags his mattress outside under the stars |
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| How many days a week does Darius promise to visit Aunt Inga? |
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