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Do Not Pass Go--set 1
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English
7th Grade
11/14/2008

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What is the name of the garage where Deet’s dad works?
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Dan’s Garage
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What is the one thing that makes Dan mad?
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Bumper stickers & the slogans on them
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What is Deet’s dad’s name?
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Charley Aafedt
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What does Deet want to do when he grows up?
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Be a scientist
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What type of book does Mr. Hodges give Deet and his classmates to read?
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A book of quotes
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What does Deet have to do with the book of quotes each week?
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Pick out two quotes and write essays about what they think the quotes mean
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What topic does Deet look for in his quote book but can not find?
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“Mechanics”
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What happens at Dan’s Garage on Wednesdays?
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The Snap-On tool guys goes by to sell tools
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What do Deet’s parents do when they are really low on money?
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Go out and buy something they don’t need like their red Corvette
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What is it that Mr. Hodges does not make his students in class do if they do not want to?
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Talk
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What subject does Mr. Hodges teach?
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English
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What does Deet eat for breakfast every morning? Why?
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Oatmeal; he does not approve of cold cereal
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What are Deet’s sisters’ names?
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Jam (Jamima Mae) and P.J. (Patty Jane)
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What poster is over Deet’s bed?
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A map of the known universe
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What is over Deet’s dresser?
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A history timeline
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How many jobs does Deet’s dad have?
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2
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What is Deet's dad's second job?
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Driving a wrecker truck
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What is Deet’s mom’s name?
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Patty
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Where did Deet get his name?
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His real name is Dietrich after the name of the pipeline camp where his mom worked
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Why does Deet think it is strange when people tell him that he looks just like his dad?
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The man he calls his dad isn’t his biological father; Deet doesn’t know who his real father is
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What does Deet do with his sisters every night? Why?
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Reads to them; he heard it was important for their intellectual development
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Name of Deet’s bus driver.
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Mindy
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Why didn’t Deet ever bring any friends to his house after school?
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2 reasons—1) there wasn’t anyone he wanted to spend time with & 2) his house embarrassed him b/c it was messy and disorganized
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What type of house does Deet live in?
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Log cabin
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What is Deet’s biggest pet peeve/annoyance with other people?
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Disorganization
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Who is Deet’s only friend at school?
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Nelly
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What religious ritual does Deet not understand?
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Praying
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WHO does Deet not believe in? Why?
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God; he thinks it’s silly and illogical
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What country is Grandpa from?
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Finland
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Why does Deet sometimes have to do his homework in the kitchen?
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His room is the coldest in the house during the winter so he has to be in the kitchen to keep warm
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Why does Deet’s dad get put in jail?
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He was caught with drugs on the way to work
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What was the Deet’s dad was pulled over in the first place?
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Headlight was out
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Why does Deet’s dad take drugs?
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So he can stay awake for his second job at the wrecker service
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Who did Deet’s dad get the drugs from?
Definition
Gary
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What physical effects did the drugs have on Dad?
Definition
They made him jittery and unable to sleep
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