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How did May survive the flood that killed her parents? (p. 7)
May’s mother put her in an old metal washtub. Somehow, May floated to safety as she slept.
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What happened when Cletus died and came back to life? (p. 15)
Cletus’ grandpa has just died. Everyone was busy preparing for the funeral, so Cletus went to the river by himself. All of a sudden, he found himself drowning. He believed that he dies, because he saw a bright light. Then he saw his grandpa and a little dog that had died three years ago. Then all of a sudden, Cletus heard a voice that told him to go home.
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When May woke during the flood, how far was she from home? (p. 7)
6 miles
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How old was Cletus when he died and came back to life? (p. 15)
7 years old
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Where does Cletus want to stop on the way back from the church? (p. 29)
Charleston
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What types of things did Cletus collect? (p. 9)
he collected empty potato chip sacks. Then he collected buttons, spoons, plants, and wrapping paper. Finally, he settled into collecting pictures.
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In Chapter 5, how does Summer describe the three of them while Ob tried to contact May? (p. 41)
The three of them stood in May’s empty garden. They looked pitiful huddled in tier overcoats and boots. They stood among the dead stalks of winter hoping for a sign of life.
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What is the name of the school where Cletus and Summer go to school? (p. 9)
Deep Water Junior High
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Where do Ob, Cletus, and Summer go to try to contact May at the beginning of Chapter 5? (p. 17)
Garden
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At the beginning of Chapter 8, what does Summer say that May liked? (p. 31)
Bats
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How did Ob meet Cletus? (p. 10)
One Saturday after Thanksgiving, Cletus was outside poking around the old Chevy in Ob’s yard. When Ob saw Cletus, he went out to talk to him.
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How old was Summer when she started to live with Ob and May? (p. 1)
6 years old
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What dance does Ob love? (p. 11)
Tango
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What sickness did Summer have that caused May to stay up with her a long time at night? (p. 17)
Chicken pox
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When a bat died that May injured, where was it buried? (p. 32)
May’s garden
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Describe the photograph that Cletus shows Summer at the beginning of Chapter 4. (p. 13)
The picture was old and faded. The subject was a child. It was a baby in a flowing white gown, arranged on a tall chair in the middle of a field. The way that the child’s gown draped over the chair, it looked like the child was hovering in midair.
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What color hair did May have? (p. 1)
Yellow
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At the beginning of Chapter 4, Cletus shows Summer a photograph. Where does Cletus believe that the photograph should be displayed? (p. 13)
In a museum
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Where does Ob go in Chapter 5 after he tries to contact May? (p. 19)
Trailer
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How long have the magazines been in the outhouse? (p. 37)
10 years old
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Who was the one person in Deep Water who has had a face-lift? (p. 13)
Mrs. Henley, the seventh grade art teacher is the only person in Deep Water who has a face-lift. She could not handle getting old so she went to Charleston to get a face-lift.
500
How old is Summer? (Use your math. Pages 1 and 3)
12 years old
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Who gave Cletus an old picture that he shows Summer at the beginning of Chapter 4? (p. 13)
Mrs. Davis
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Where does Cletus learn about a church where the minister talks to the dead? (p. 28)
Newspaper
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How many motels are there in the town where the church is located? (p. 42)
One