Characters
Avondale
Jackson Hunter
Alma
Miscellaneous
100
Where does Billy Ray work?
A garage and filling station
100
Who drove Alma to Avondale the first time?
Jackson
100
What happens when Jackson shows emotions (like getting upset or excited)?
His nose starts to run.
100
What is Alma's daughter's name?
Nicole
100
Where is Alma living at the end of the story?
At a home for abused women in Avondale.
200
Who is Cracker's babysitter?
Alma
200
Who drove on the way back from Avondale the first time?
Goat
200
How many anonymous letters has he received?
2
200
What does Alma collect?
Barbie dolls
200
What is the reason that Mr. and Mrs. Hunter get divorced?
Mr. Hunter refused to take anything seriously.
300
What does Jackson's mother do for a living?
She was an airline stewardess.
300
What happened before they got to Avondale?
Alma wanted to turn around and go home.
300
Who is the only person that calls Jackson "Cracker?"
Alma
300
What excuse does Alma use for the bruises?
She fell into a doorknob. She was in a car accident.
300
Percy Gill liked to do imitations of what?
Whales
400
Who does Cracker believe is abusing his wife?
Billy Ray
400
How did Jackson, Goat, and Alma get to Avondale?
They stole Jackson's mother's car.
400
What is neon and glows?
Cracker's bike
400
What is the name of the palm reader that Alma and Cracker go to see?
Sister Rose
400
Why does Alma finally leave her husband?
He hurt the baby, Nicole.
500
Who has to hide in the closet to talk to Cracker on the phone.
Goat
500
What is Avondale?
A home for abused women.
500
Why did Alma's husband, Billy Ray, get really upset and hit Alma and the baby?
He learned she was going to Jackson's house to talk to his mother.
500
When Nicole was in the hospital, who did Alma ask Jackson to go see?
Sister Rose, the palm reader
500
What type of outfit does Goat "borrow" from his sister to check on Alma?
A UNICEF collector
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