Mr. Pool
Buddy Clark
Miss Peebs' House
Definitions
Crazy
100
What is Mr. Pool's job at the school?
He's a janitor.
100
Who does Buddy tell people he lives with?
Buddy tells people that he lives with his aunt.
100
What is piled up in all the rooms in the house?
Furniture is piled up everywhere.
100
What does Buddy Clark mean when he says, "A cat with a disease?"
A cat with a disease is a sick person.
100
Who does Junior Brown often imagine himself to be arguing with?
Junior often imagines that he's arguing with his mother.
200
Who did Mr. Pool meet first: Junior or Buddy?
Mr. Pool met Buddy first.
200
Where does Buddy usually sleep?
Buddy usually sleeps on the street near Junior Brown's house.
200
When Junior Brown left the house, did he leave by the stairs or did he take the elevator?
Junior took the elevator.
200
What is Weight Watchers?
Weight Watchers is a support group for people trying to lose weight.
200
How does Junior Brown take his piano lessons?
He beats out the rhythm on a piece of furniture and sings the melody.
300
What did Mr. Pool build in the secret room?
Mr. Pool built a model of the solar system.
300
What is the secret that Junior Brown is trying to keep from Buddy?
The secret is that Miss Peebs destroyed her piano.
300
What room of the house is the piano located in?
The piano is located in the living room.
300
What is a turnstyle?
A turnstyle is a rotating barrier that allows people to get through an opening after paying a fee.
300
Why does Miss Peebs powder her feet?
Miss Peebs powders her feet so that she can see where she has been and so she can see if anyone has crossed her path.
400
What will happen to Mr. Pool when he gets caught in the secret room?
Mr. Pool will be fired.
400
Why does Junior Brown want to bring Buddy to his next piano lesson?
Junior wants Buddy to deal with Miss Peebs' crazy relative.
400
What did Miss Peebs' parents collect?
Miss Peebs' parents collected exotic books and musical instruments.
400
What is the Fake Book?
The Fake Book is a collection of jazz and rock songs suitable for the average singer.
400
What did Miss Peebs say was the reason for destroying her piano?
Miss Peebs said that she destroyed her piano because her relative hated noise.
500
What did Mr. Pool teach when he used to be a teacher?
Mr. Pool taught math and astronomy.
500
What does Buddy think of Junior Brown's mother and her sickness?
Buddy thinks that Junior's mother pretends to be sick so that Junior has to stay close to home.
500
What was Junior Brown's mother worried that Junior might bring home with him?
Junior's mother was worried that Junior would bring home cockroaches.
500
What does Buddy Clark mean when he says that something "was a steal?"
A steal is an item procured at a very low price; a good deal.
500
What does Junior Brown realize about the relative that he saw, when he was talking about him with Buddy Clark?
Junior realizes that the relative he saw was a figment of his imagination.