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Battle of the Books 2014
Battle of the Books Practice Questions
266
Literature
6th Grade
02/27/2014

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Main character is given a name that includes a city but is not the city where she lived.
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Boston Jane
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Main character lives in a brick house with green shutters
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Boston Jane
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Main character sits on a man's belly while his/her dad set the man's broken leg.
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Boston Jane
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Main character dreams of his/her sixteenth birthday as "an afternoon tea with girls in lovely gowns, flowers everywhere," and cherry pie?
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Boston Jane
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A French Catholic missionary spends most of the voyage preaching
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Boston Jane
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Main character told that her mother "died from having a girl like you!"
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Boston Jane
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Miss Hepplewhite tells the main character to consider The Young Lady's Confidante her bible?
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Boston Jane
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Main Character is told "You'll be a lady in no time at all. All that is required is dedication and single-mindedness?"
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Boston Jane
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The girls are told that simple outfits are best "because they allow one's true beauty to be perceived?"
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Boston Jane
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Main character receives the most precious gift of ribbons.
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Boston Jane
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Main character wins an embroidery contest for a small violet on a pocket handkerchief.
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Boston Jane
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A character wants to own a boarding house where he/she can make a fortune
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Boston Jane
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The characters take a bath using cold sea water.
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Boston Jane
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A character dies when he/she falls from his/her bunk and hits his/her head while on a ship.
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Boston Jane
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Two characters sail on a ship called Lady Luck.
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Boston Jane
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Characters speak Jargon?
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Boston Jane
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The main character makes burial shrouds from his/her wedding sheets.
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Boston Jane
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Main character wears green dresses because she is told she "looks beautiful in green?"
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Boston Jane
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Main character eats salmon and root vegetables that he/she eats with her fingers from a bowl.
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Boston Jane
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Main character asked to mend a pair of pants that have to be washed first.
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Boston Jane
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Main character makes coffee without cleaning the pepper out of the grinder.
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Boston Jane
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Main character is told to learn to cook.
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Boston Jane
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Main character Mrs. Parker's Cherry Pie recipe using salmon berries.
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Boston Jane
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Main character tries to rescues a canoe in a rainstorm.
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Boston Jane
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Main character almost trades in her wedding dress for a canoe.
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Boston Jane
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MC has blood drawn
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Cinder
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MC has to perch down to be eye-level.
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Cinder
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MC rubs a wrench against a bruised eye.
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Cinder
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MC has cold, grey eyes.
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Cinder
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A seamstress's feet are chopped off.
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Cinder
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MC is an orphan.
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Cinder
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MC is overwhelmed by the stench of excrement and rot.
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Cinder
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The accommodations are subpar.
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Cinder
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There was a sign "War is better than slavery."
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Cinder
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MC feels if they were seen they would be turned into a pile of ashes.
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Cinder
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Brainwashing is a solution
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Cinder
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It was demanded that the MC be found in a city of two and a half million.
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Cinder
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Two stone qillins were important.
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Cinder
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Minions did the dirty work
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Cinder
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MC had acid burn on their throat.
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Cinder
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A race is though of as greedy and self-serving devils
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Cinder
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An important character arrives seventeen minutes late to an important meeting.
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Cinder
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A character grips their hand so tight that crescent moons were left from finger nails.
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Cinder
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Men had shoulders too wide and hunched to be men?
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Cinder
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A green brocade blanked was a source of comfort.
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Cinder
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The song "Ashes, ashes, we all fall down?"
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Cinder
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There was a celebration at the end of the Fourth World War.
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Cinder
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Treaty of Bremen
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Cinder
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A present was wrapped in gold foil and a white ribbon.
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Cinder
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A piece of clothing was embroidered with turtle doves, silver stars, and chrysanthemums.
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Cinder
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A prime minister was thought to look more like a farmer than a politician.
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Cinder
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A character was accused of being a spy but said they were "an evil, worthless, wretched, girl."
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Cinder
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A car started by holding the brown ignition wires together.
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Cinder
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Rain blurred the lights and made the world disappear.
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Cinder
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There were twelve steps, a Zen garden, a towering wall, a gate, the city..
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Cinder
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Everything was white.
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Cinder
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Thirteen year old was allowed to drive a parent to appointments.
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Dairy Queen
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A family member rarely speaks.
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Dairy Queen
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The story is set in rural Wisconsin.
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Dairy Queen
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Animals were named after major league sports stars.
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Dairy Queen
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A person injures a knee while using a manure spreader.
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Dairy Queen
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There are two rival towns named "Red Bend" and "Hawley"
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Dairy Queen
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A character's father owns a truck dealership.
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Dairy Queen
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A parent learns to cook from watching a TV cooking channel.
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Dairy Queen
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MC has straight brown hair while three of their siblings are blond.
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Dairy Queen
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A person volunteers to quit the basketball team so they can do more chores.
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Dairy Queen
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MC receives an F in English class.
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Dairy Queen
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Character's real name "Darlene Joyce."
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Dairy Queen
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A parent is both a 6th grade teacher and an acting principal.
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Dairy Queen
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A family has a dog named after a corn fungus.
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Dairy Queen
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A character makes fun of a player for crying after a football game loss.
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Dairy Queen
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Someone's mother is described as an "Oprah Winfrey" mom.
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Dairy Queen
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A family argument causes two children not to communicate with their father for more than seven months.
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Dairy Queen
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MC has to drive a younger sibling to another town for a sports banquet.
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Dairy Queen
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A surprise kiss turns into a bloody nose for one of the characters.
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Dairy Queen
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The mother of a character is the only one to call her by her nickname.
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Dairy Queen
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Reference to the town of Swenksville
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Dairy Queen
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The father of a character starts a lawsuit against a school for an "ineligible player."
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Dairy Queen
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A place called the "heifer field" is significant
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Dairy Queen
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A friend of a MC has orange hair.
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Dairy Queen
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Someone apologizes for unkind words spoken after a closely fought football game.
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Dairy Queen
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Each family is only allowed to have two children, one boy and one girl.
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Giver
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A community does not dare to let people make choices of their own.
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Giver (Matched)
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The word "love" becomes so meaningless that it's become almost obsolete.
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Giver
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A character is told they would need bravery and courage to carry out their job assignment.
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Giver
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A character has to stay behind in order to help a community adjust to a large amount of new and painful memories.
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Giver
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A character is given the memory of a rainbow to help them understand colors.
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Giver
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A character gives a young child a memory in order to calm him down for sleep.
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Giver
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A discipline wand is used on the young and the old when rules were broken
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Giver
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The MC tries to warm another character withe memories.
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Giver
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A character sees their family in a different way after they begin to understand love.
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Giver
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Citizens of a community "released" for a variety of reasons.
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Giver
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Age is considered unimportant after 12.
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Giver
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The MC is exempted from rudeness and allowed to lie as part of a new job assignment.
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Giver
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A community institutes climate control in an effort to have sameness.
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Giver
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The MC has eyes that are an unusual color.
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Giver
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The ability to see colors disappears after they are considered unnecessary.
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Giver
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A character needs the "capacity to see beyond."
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Giver
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Bicycles are the mode of transportation.
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Giver
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It is necessary for characters to take pills every day.
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Giver
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An office is relocated so often, people had trouble finding it.
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Giver
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A character's father is labeled a "nurturer."
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Giver
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A character attends a ceremony to receive a job.
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Giver
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The number 19 is significant.
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Giver
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A character's first painful memory is a sunburn.
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Giver
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A character's favorite memory of family is at Christmas.
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Giver
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"Up the hill" is a reference to a school.
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Gone
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A character gets kitchen duties then they turned 12.
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Gone
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A TV was cut in half.
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Gone
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Golf carts are used to get around.
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Gone
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A seagull has talons.
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Gone
Term
The Fallout Alley Youth Zone
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Gone
Term
A meteorite hit a dome.
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Gone
Term
A character suffers from bulimia.
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Gone
Term
A character starts choking for no apparent reason.
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Gone
Term
The universe gets hacked.
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Gone
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A speeding ticket is erased from police computer records.
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Gone
Term
A patch of grass is mistaken as a mirage.
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Gone
Term
A discussion is held about making pasta.
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Gone
Term
Rule #4 "No one may enter any store without the permission from the mayor."
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Gone
Term
Hours and minutes were counted down.
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Gone
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A cat was sitting atop the librarian's desk.
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Gone
Term
Xanax was stolen from a mother.
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Gone
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There is a set of fraternal twins.
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Gone
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People are classified as one bar, two bars, etc.
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Gone
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Boston Whaler
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Gone
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Canned pudding is dreamt about.
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Gone
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A Bully Row
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Gone
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An arm is cut off with a saw.
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Gone
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November 10th, 10:18 AM is important.
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Gone
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Prees
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Gone
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Whip-hand
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Gone
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You are warned to "take care of yourself, the world, and everybody in it."
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How they Croaked
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A character gives away land and builds new settlements for veterans
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How they Croaked
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A character tries to adjust the calendar so it doesn't snow in the summer.
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How they Croaked
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A character bugs the King and Queen of Spain for eight years to pay for his trip.
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How they Croaked
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A character's remains are moved three times.
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How they Croaked
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Lime juice is added to daily rations by the British Royal Navy.
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How they Croaked
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A character goes from "beautiful young king" to "Humpty Dumpty."
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How they Croaked
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A character's horse collapses from his weight.
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How they Croaked
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A character and his court eat 450 chickens in one day.
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How they Croaked
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A character's fingers swell so much that her ring could not be seen anymore.
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How they Croaked
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A character takes his wife and son to England on a promo tour to earn more money.
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How they Croaked
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A character at the age of 45 uses a telescope for the first time and sees the moons of Jupiter.
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How they Croaked
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The priest refuses to come to the character's death bed because he hadn't written much church music.
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How they Croaked
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A character is held prisoner on two different islands.
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How they Croaked
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A character's valet cuts up the "bloody autopsy sheet" for souvenirs.
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How they Croaked
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A ring of white roses is put on the character's head to hide where his head had been cut open.
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How they Croaked
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People cut pieces of the dead person's hair to keep.
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How they Croaked
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A character walks 10-20 miles before he is ready to start writing.
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How they Croaked
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Cupping was used to remove bad blood from a person's body.
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How they Croaked
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A character was buried near Sir Isaac Newton.
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How they Croaked
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A character's life theory to "work slowly, never forget anything, and never make a mistake."
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How they Croaked
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Betting on games is the downfall of several characters
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Last Shot
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The number of "student-athlete" references is counted.
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Last Shot
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It is important for a character to borrow a car to visit someone out of town.
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Last Shot
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Characters are surprised when they are greeted by a retired dean at a Days Inn Motel.
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Last Shot
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The setting is the city of New Orleans.
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Last Shot
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A college ethics professor causes a major problem for a student.
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Last Shot
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Two eighth grade students receive press passes.
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Last Shot
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"spadework" is used to describe "a lot of digging."
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Last Shot
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Characters overhear a conversation which involves blackmail.
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Last Shot
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An email to a reporter helps save two students.
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Last Shot
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One character feels like a little brother to a character his own age.
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Last Shot
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A book began with a letter informing a character they have won a writing contest.
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Last Shot
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A character is interested in a future job as a sportswriter
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Last Shot
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There is a character who is tall, beautiful, and talented
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Last Shot
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A character does not like the Duke Blue Devils
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Last Shot
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A character writes about a place called "the Palestra"
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Last Shot
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The F.B.I arrests for characters
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Last Shot
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Two fathers are clueless about what their children are involved in.
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Last Shot
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A character receives a message via a port screen
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Matched
Term
Almost 93% of event attendees exhibit some sign of nervousness.
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Matched
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Characters carry emergency tablets.
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Matched
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The word "luck" is considered to be archaic and inaccurate
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Matched
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The story is set in Mapletree Borough.
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Matched
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Characters attend "Second School"
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Matched
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Characters were "tagged" while they sleep
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Matched
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Characters eat food for "health and performance and not taste.
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Matched
Term
A community believes their culture is too cluttered
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Matched
Term
It is said, "How can we appreciate anything fully when overwhelmed with too much?
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Matched
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People are still considered important because technology might fail.
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Matched
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A game center reminds a character of a science simulation.
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Matched
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Characters participate in hiking during the summer.
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Matched
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A compact serves as a hiding place.
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Matched
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A green pill provides calming.
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Matched
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A main character dreams about a friend's death.
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Matched
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A character realizes their parents' marriage isn't perfect
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Matched
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Characters predominantly travel by train.
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Matched
Term
A character struggles with "something returned and something lost"
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Matched
Term
A character is disappointed when they think they've received a napkin as a gift.
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Matched
Term
A drawing reveals two lives.
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Matched
Term
Artifacts are held close to the heart.
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Matched
Term
Characters meet their life partners at age 17
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Matched
Term
Characters break the rules for those they love
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Matched
Term
MC found balancing on the top of a burning roof of a barn
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Benedict Arnold
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MC becomes an apprentice at an apothecary shop
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Benedict Arnold
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MC becomes a tax protester and a smuggler
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Benedict Arnold
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MC forms the New Haven Militia by marching down the street in uniform and the other men join by following him.
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Benedict Arnold
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MC joins forces with Ethan Allen and The Green Mountain Boys to capture Fort Ticonderoga.
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Benedict Arnold
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MC makes the best strategic move to capture the boat called George to gain control of Lake Champlain even though he has no official orders
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Benedict Arnold
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Volunteers have to be able to live in the woods and handle small boats to join a secret mission to invade Canada
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Benedict Arnold
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A midnight escape saves the lives of Americans surrounded by British ships.
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Benedict Arnold
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MC buys a trunk of gowns and has them delivered for his dear Betsy
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Benedict Arnold
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When the MC's sister and three sons stares and wife's grave the MC begins to feel the symptoms of gout.
Definition
Benedict Arnold
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Troops arrive at the Great Carrying Place where they will have to carry the boats thirteen miles to the Dead River
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Benedict Arnold
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The Chaudiere River means boiler or cauldron in French
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Benedict Arnold
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A character covers her dead husband with leaves.
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Benedict Arnold
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Men make gruel from their shaving soap, candle wicks, and hair grease
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Benedict Arnold
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More than five hundred soldiers and nearby farmers try to escape into a military post.
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Benedict Arnold
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The officers and volunteers are allowed to keep their swords when they surrender
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Benedict Arnold
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The enemy's officers move into Benjamin Franklin's house
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Benedict Arnold
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MC has a prisoner take of his coat and shoots holes in the coat. The prisoner is released and runs away to warn the indians.
Definition
Benedict Arnold
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Two characters ride their horses to a handball court
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Benedict Arnold
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The MC gets married in his general's uniform
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Benedict Arnold
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MC uses onion juice for ink
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Benedict Arnold
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MC craves approval, especially from George Washington
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Benedict Arnold
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A character marks many X's on a wall as a tally of days.
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Ivan
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When upset or frustrated a character throws "me balls" at people.
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Ivan
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Someone pushes many art supplies through a broken piece of window.
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Ivan
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The story is based on a real event that took place in Washington State
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Ivan
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A billboard plays an important part in the story.
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Ivan
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Yogurt raisins is a favorite snack of a MC
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Ivan
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Someone is able to see an old friend after climbing a tree
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Ivan
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A character is happy to see an old friend on TV in a joyful situation
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Ivan
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Dog named snickers
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Ivan
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Treats are used to lure characters into boxes
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Ivan
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Someone gives a favorite stuffed animal as a farewell gift to a friend
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Ivan
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There is a discussion about the meaning of the words: Principal vs. Principle
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Ivan
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Someone calls a newspaper to report an injustice to an innocent character
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Ivan
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A cluttered musty gift shop has ashtrays for sale made from the hand of an animal
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Ivan
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Chocolate frosting is used to draw a picture on a white refrigerator
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Ivan
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People are surprised when a pet in the back of a convertible is given fries and a strawberry shake
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Ivan
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The characters Julia, George, and Stella are important to the story
Definition
Ivan
Term
An ad on TV gives someone an idea for a project to help fulfill a promise
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Ivan
Term
A promise is made to a friend regarding protection of someone who is defenseless
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Ivan
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A claw stick used as a threat
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Ivan
Term
A neglected infected foot results in the death of a character
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Ivan
Term
An argument about the pronunciation of a word
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Wonder
Term
Talk about suing a doctor
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Wonder
Term
MC planning on squirting people with dog pee and slug juice
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Wonder
Term
MC birthday 10/10
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Wonder
Term
A character thought of as the old moldy cheese
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Wonder
Term
Family referred to planets orbiting the sun
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Wonder
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An adult has a Portuguese accent
Definition
Wonder
Term
The family carries a mutant gene
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Wonder
Term
There is a game called the Plague
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Wonder
Term
The person who found a sled referred to as a hobo.
Definition
Wonder
Term
There is a member of a zydeco band
Definition
Wonder
Term
Messenger bag meade out of floppy disks
Definition
Wonder
Term
Tics appear when a person is nervous
Definition
Wonder
Term
A wish made on a lady bug
Definition
Wonder
Term
Note is left saying, "Get out of our school orc"
Definition
Wonder
Term
Tubes jutting out from the side of the MC's head looking like antennas
Definition
Wonder
Term
Setting New York
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Wonder
Term
An actor crying real tears on stage
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Wonder
Term
Someone claims to have a deformed brother to join a popular crowd
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Wonder
Term
School play Our Town
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Wonder
Term
The lead became sick because no one was there to watch them
Definition
Wonder
Term
They go away to Broarwood Nature Reserve
Definition
Wonder
Term
A black bear named Baboo
Definition
Wonder
Term
Sound of Music
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Wonder
Term
Puppy named bear.
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Wonder
Term
MC called Little Dude
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Wonder
Term
Quote from J.M. Barrie
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Wonder
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There were precepts
Definition
Wonder
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