Flush Vocab
a. a claim that someone has done something illegal
b. a violent or noisy movement
Thrash- a violent or noisy movement
Owner of the casino boat, The Coral Queen
Dusty Muleman
Sank the Coral Queen
Noah and Abbey sneak out of the house at night. Where are they going?
To the marina to catch Dusty Muleman pumping sewage out of the casino boat.
"Hey Buttface, you better run, Jasper's got a speargun!"
Bull (Jasper Jr.'s Friend)
Define Deluded
a. to impose a misleading belief on someone
b. a tree that grows in swamps
Deluded: to impose a misleading belief on someone
Sister of Noah
Abbey
Why did Noah need to talk to Lice Peeking?
He knows something about the sewage dumping out of the Coral Queen
Noah finally works out a deal with Lice Peeking (or so he thought) involving a boat. What was it?
"Noah, why does he insist on staying in jail? It's Father's Day for heaven's sake."
Noah's mom
What does it mean to suffocate?
To be unable to breathe
Grossly described man who lives in the trailer park who used to work on the Coral Queen and knows things about the sewage dumping
Lice Peeking
Why does Paine Underwood refuse to get bailed out of jail?
He wants to stay and prove his point and expose Dusty Muleman's illegal dumping of sewage
Noah goes to Lice's house to check on him since he doesn't show up to get the boat. What does he discover about Lice's whereabouts?
Shelly said that he just up and left the night before after being visited by a bald guy.
"Sounds like you've got your daddy's potty mouth. Keep it up and you'll need a whole new setta choppers before you're eighteen."
Lice Peeking (to Jasper when they met on the trail)
What does reluctantly mean?
"Noah reluctantly followed his sister toward the marina."
In an unwilling or hesitant way
Girlfriend of Lice Peeking
Shelly
What generous thing did Noah offer to give Lice Peeking in exchange for his help?
His dad's Dodge truck
While Noah's mom was meeting with the lawyer, Noah went fishing under the bridge. Jasper Jr. and Bull came along on their boat. What does Jasper Jr do to Noah?
Punched Noah in the eye and spit on him.
"But I'm not sorry for what I did, Noah. The only thing I'm sorry about is that you've got to see me locked up like an ax murderer."
Paine Underwood (Noah's dad)
What does determination mean as it is used in the below sentence
“With determination, Abbey insisted they keep pushing for the truth.”
A firm decision to do something
Son of Paine Underwood
Noah
Why is Noah's mom angry at his dad?
They have bills and he could be working, instead of sitting in jail
Noah and Abbey snuck out of the house to catch the casino boat pumping sewage in the water illegally. What did they discover?
The boat was pumping sewage out the right way and not directly into the water
"And he didn't show up? My darlin, Lice? What a surprise."
Shelly, Lice's girlfriend