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Who is Miss Rose?
Dale's mother, Miss Lana's friend, and Macon's wife.
What is a simile?
A comparison of two unlike items using the words like and as.
Moses's nickname is Soldier and Mo.
True
How was Macon involved in the Case?
Macon delivered pizza for them.
Who narrates this book?
Mo
Who is Miss Retzyl?
Miss Retzyl is Mo 5th grade teacher and was on a date with Starr.
What is Onomatopoeia?
Words whose sound suggests its meaning.
Jesse Tatum was murdered at Skaters road.
False - Jesse Tatum was murdered at Fool's Bridge
Why did Starr write down the Colonel's License plate number?
He suspected the Colonel because he had one old car the Thunderbird, and Dolph Andrews(the victim) happened to collect cars and a few went missing.
Where does this book take place?
Tupelo Landing, North Carolina
Who is Anna Celeste?
Anna Celeste Simpson( also known as Attila Simpson) was Mo's archenemy.
Give an example of Personification
Varies
Detective Starr came from Charlestown where he was investigating a bank heist.
False, he came from Winston-Salem and he was investigating a murder and a stolen car theft.
How did Mo know where to look for Miss Lana?
When Slate called she heard a squeaking sound, she later remembers that Miss Balock's place makes that sound.
Who wrote Three Times Lucky?
Sheila Turnage.
Who is Marla?
Joe Starr's fake deputy and Slate's inside man.
What is an Idiom?
A phrase whose literal meaning is different from the implied meaning.
A hyperbole is a
An extravagant exaggeration that can’t possibly be true.
True
Who was Plainclothes Phil?
Plainclothes Phil was actually Slate pretending to stalk Dale to keep an eye on him for Starr.
Give an example of an idiom.
Varies
What is the Colonel's Past
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The Colonel's past involved a trial in which he as an attorney defending Slate from murder and a bank heist. Slate threatened the Colonel to keep his money safe, or everybody he knew would die. Marla killed his secretary, and then the Colonel went to warn everybody of Slate.
What is Alliteration?
Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
At the end of the book, Mo gets a message from her mother in a bottle.
False, she receives her own message.
How did Attila lose her power over Dale and Mo?
Dale went into fake custody, so that the real murderer may mess up once they think they are off the hook.
How was Mr. Jesse involved in the case?
Mr. Jesse was involved in the case because his cousin(the guard) was killed during the heist. Also, Jesse had used some of the heist money to give donations to the church.