Novel Nicknames
Picture This!
Out of Character
Show Me the Money
Time to Eat
100
The nickname for the city of Chicago.
What is the Windy City?
100
When the teenagers rob Josh and Joey, they take food and blankets but leave this behind.
What is the banjo?
100
This character said, "Well, I guess I'll be goin' with you Josh."
Who is Howie?
100
Kitty gave Joey this for the kitty.
What is a nickel?
100
Howie finds this in the garbage and gives a piece of to Josh.
What is an orange?
200
The nickname given to the police detectives on the freight train.
What is the bulls?
200
The two rides are described in Pete Harris's carnival.
What are the The Ferris Wheel and the Merry-Go-Round?
200
This character said, "The C stands for courage."
Who is Edward C. Kensington?
200
The farmer named Ben mentions that he sold a hog for this amount of money.
What is seventy-eight cents?
200
The boys eat this at the ramshackle farmhouse.
What is a rooster?
300
The nickname given to the region of the South known for its marshy bogs.
What is the bayou?
300
These are on the wall in Josh's bedroom.
What are Broncos and Cowboys?
300
This character said, "Toast and eggs over easy, please. Milk for the boys, coffee for me."
Who is Lonnie Bromer?
300
The farmer named Ben tells the boys he sold his hog for this amount of money.
What is ninety-eight cents?
300
After Howie's death when they leave the train, the hobo give the boys this to eat.
What is a can of beans?
400
When they first meet, the name Pete Harris uses when he speaks to Joey.
What is sport?
400
Cracked China Cup
In the ramshackle farmhouse, what object did the boys drink from?
400
This character said, "Should I call you Bongo?"
Who is Joey?
400
The amount of money Josh is paid each week for his job at the carnival.
What is five dollars?
400
Josh begs from a pretty girl he's unable to look at and she gives him some of this.
What is some roast?
500
The nickname given to the business district in Chicago.
What is the Loop?
500
On the freight train, Josh becomes fearful that bags full of this will fall on them.
What is lime?
500
This character said, "You all but make me forget about the bread lines."
Who is Miss Crowne?
500
This is what Josh does when Lonnie pays for breakfast.
What is Josh writes down the amount he owes Lonnie?
500
The name of the obese lady at the carnival who eats everything.
What is Madame Olympia?
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