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Luck of the Buttons
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Literature
6th Grade
11/12/2012

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Who is the author of The Luck of the Buttons? (Title page)
Definition
Anne Ylvisaker
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How many brothers and sisters did Tugs have? (p. 5)
Definition
None, she was an only child
Term
What town did Tugs live in? (p. 32)
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Goodhue
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What did Tugs do with her gift for Aggie? (p. 35)
Definition
She dropped the jump rope over the porch rail into the bushes.
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What book did Tugs feel possessive of at the library? (p. 43)
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The dictionary
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What was the newspaper to be called that Mr. Moore came to start? (p. 58)
Definition
The Goodhue Progress
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Who was Tugs’ partner for the three-legged race? (p. 85)
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Aggie
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What three things did Tugs win on Independence Day? (p. 86, 93, 98)
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The three-legged race, the patriotic essay, and a camera
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What happened to Tugs’ camera at the family reunion? (p. 107)
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Her granny grabbed it from her then fell out of her chair and the camera fell on the ground where her aunt stepped on it.
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Who was Tugs named after? (p. 139-140)
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A soldier and her mother’s favorite Bible woman, Esther
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Who fixed Tugs’ camera and developed her pictures? (p. 175)
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Elmira and Eldora, the twin sisters
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Who did Tugs think Mr. Moore really was? (p. 176)
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A crook, Dapper Dan
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How did Tugs get out of the alley? (p. 190)
Definition
G.O. told the others (the Rowdies) to let her go.
Term
What did Mr. Millhouse find out from the police? (p. 213)
Definition
That Harvey Moore was just one of the many aliases used by Mr. Door as he traveled to
small towns to swindle money from its citizens.
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What did Miss Lucy say about Tugs and the city of Goodhue? (p. 222)
Definition
That they have a lucky button, Tugs Button.
Term
In the book The Luck of the Buttons who invited Tugs to a birthday party?
Definition
Aggie Millhouse (location 63)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons what does pie on the table at the Button house mean?
Definition
Trouble (location 71)
Term
In the book The Luck of the Buttons what was the trouble?
Definition
Mother Button is going to have to take Granny into their house(location 92)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons who does Tugs usually run the three-legged race with?
Definition
Ned (location 114)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons who does Tugs want to run the three-legged race with?
Definition
Aggie(location 114)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons what kind of hat did the stranger on the highway wear?
Definition
Panama (location 139)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons who was the stranger?
Definition
Harvey Moore the newspaperman (location 147)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons what did Harvey say he used to be back when?
Definition
A mechanic (location 163)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons what was wrong with the car?
Definition
Out of gas (location 188)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons who figured out what was wrong with the car?
Definition
Tugs (location 188)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons whose sandwiches did Harvey get?
Definition
Ned and Gladdy(location 197)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons who brought Harvey Moore back with the gas?
Definition
Lester Ward in his roadster (location 204)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons what does Harvey Moore plan on bringing to Goodhue?
Definition
A newspaper (location 212)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons what gift does Tugs make and bring to Aggie for her
birthday party?
Definition
A Jump rope (location 244)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons who rented a room to Mr. Moore?
Definition
The Dostals’ (location 251)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons what suggestion did Tuggs’ give to Mrs. Millhouse?
Definition
An extra egg and her cake will not crumble(location 286)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons what happened to Mary Alice’s beanbag?
Definition
She dropped it and Aggie’s dog, Mitten, grabbed it and took off (location 301)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons where did Tugs go after the party?
Definition
The Goodhue Library to read the largest dictionary (location 327)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons what is the keyword in Tugs Independence Day Patriotic
essay?
Definition
Progress (location 357)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons why does Aggie want to be Tugs three-legged race partner?
Definition
They are exact same height and their legs are the same length and that is the secret to winning. (location 392)
Term
In the book The Luck of the Buttons what is Aggie’s dad going to give Harvey Moore for the
newspaper?
Definition
Money for a printing press (location 434)
Term
In the book The Luck of the Buttons how was Mr. Moore paying the Dostal’s for room and
board?
Definition
In Kind (location 466)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons what was the prize for the raffle?
Definition
A Brownie camera (location 576)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons what is the name of Fourth of July parade?
Definition
All Join In Parade (location 587)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons who was Ned’s partner in the three legged race?
Definition
Ralph Stump (location 635)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons who read Tugs’ winning essay?
Definition
Aggie (location 729)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons what color is the Brownie camera that Tugs’ won?
Definition
Green (location 756)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons who stepped on the camera at the family reunion?
Definition
Aunt Mina with her sturdy shoes(location 826)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons what did Ned overhear Mr. Moore say while on the phone?
Definition
Goodhue was ripe…Time is right for picking.(location 947)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons why did Tugs’ want her hair cut into a bob?
Definition
To look like the Marys (location 1025)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons who was Tugs’ named after?
Definition
After a soldier’s tombstone…her mother misread the tombstone(location 1074)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons whose cat was stuck in the apple tree?
Definition
The Thompson Twins(location 1106)
Term
In the book The Luck of the Buttons what was the name of the Thompson Twins cat?
Definition
Leopold (location 1106)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons what did the Thompson Twins have in their house?
Definition
A dark room (location 1208)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons what did Tugs’ find in the old newspaper?
Definition
Dapper Jack Disappears with Dough and a photo of Mr. Holmes (location 1289)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons what is Tugs’ supposed to do every Wednesday?
Definition
Take Granddaddy Ike to Checkers day (location 1303)
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In the book The Luck of the Buttons who wrote Tugs a letter from camp?
Definition
Aggie Millhouse (location 1416)
Term
In the book The Luck of the Buttons who did Mr. Buttons and Tugs tell what they knew about
Mr. Moore?
Definition
The Mayor (location 1588)
Term
In the book The Luck of the Buttons who was the first adult to believe Tugs?
Definition
Mr. Millhouse (location 1652)
Term
In the book, The Luck of the Buttons, who is the author?
Definition
Anne Ylvisaker (title page)
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In the book, The Luck of the Buttons, what does pie mean in the Button family?
Definition
It meant there was trouble (page 8)
Term
In the book, The Luck of the Buttons, what happened to Mary Alice’s beanbag at
Aggie’s party?
Definition
Tug’s dog, Mittens, grabbed it and ran off with it in his mouth (page 38)
Term
In the book, The Luck of the Buttons, what did Aggie tell Tugs they needed to practice?
Definition
They needed to practice for the three-legged race (page 41)
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In the book, The Luck of the Buttons, who was Tugs suppose to compete in the three-
legged race with?
Definition
Ned (page 14)
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In the book, The Luck of the Buttons, what did Tugs want to win in the Independence
Day Picnic raffle?
Definition
She wanted to win a Brownie Camera (page 66)
Term
In the book, The Luck of the Buttons, why is Tug Button’s name so special to her?
Definition
Both of her names, Tugs and Button, are in the dictionary and no one else she knows has their name in the dictionary. (page 43)
Term
In the book, The Luck of the Buttons, what holiday was coming up that everyone was
getting ready for?
Definition
Independence Day/Fourth of July (page 76)
Term
In the book, The Luck of the Buttons, what did Aggie do for Tugs before the three-
legged race got started?
Definition
Aggie found a partner for Ned so Tugs could race with her. (page 81)
Term
In the book, The Luck of the Buttons, where was Tugs favorite place to go?
Definition
The library (page 42)
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