Flush Chapters 15-21

Grandpa Bobby gave Abbey emerald earrings. Why did Abbey's mom say, "I won't ask where you got them."?

• She didn't care.

• She knows he probably got them through something illegal and didn't want to know.

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What type of figurative language is this quote: "Scads of minnows flashed like chrome spangles in the shallows..." (Hiaasen 235)?

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

• idiom

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Why did Paine Underwood receive a check for $1,000?

• He won the lottery!

• Dusty Muleman felt bad he lost his job being in jail and wrote him a check.

• Paine won the money on Dusty Muleman's casino boat before it went out of business.

• The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary offers cash rewards to anyone who calls in tips about serious environmental crimes.

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Why did Paine Underwood have both his hands in plaster casts?

• He was doing an art project of his hands to help with his anger.

• He fell and broke his wrists.

• He punched holes in the doors because he found out Dusty Muleman was allowed to open his casino boat again.

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Why were the police officers trying to arrest Paine Underwood again?

• They thought he committed arson burning down the Coral Queen.

• He snuck out in the middle of the night, lost his temper, and knocked out Dusty Muleman on the Coral Queen.

• He lost his temper and punched holes in his doors.

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How did the Coral Queen get burned down?

• Dusty Muleman burned it himself to get insurance money.

• Shelly burned it down.

• Paine Underwood lost his temper and burned it down, burning his hands in the process.

• Dusty Muleman's son, Jasper Jr. and his friend, Bull burned down the Coral Queen on accident by sneaking beer and cigars into a storage hold where Dusty stored boxes of fireworks.

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Not only did the Coral Queen get blown up by his own son, but how else did Dusty Muleman get "repaid" by karma?

• The Miccosukee Indians decided to sue Dusty for embezzlement.

• The Micosukee Indians evicted what was left of the Coral Queen from their "tribal grounds" meaning the marina so Dusty couldn't run his scam with a new boat.

• The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), found out that Dusty had been skimming profits from the gambling operation.

• All of the above.

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Rado's dog is named Godzilla, which is an allusion. What is the meaning of the allusion.

• The dog comes from Japan.
• The dog is big and scary.
• The dog loves horror films.
• The dog looks like a huge reptile.

Which animal according to superstitions brings good luck?

• A ripe banana

• Whales

• Dolphins

• Alligators

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What does the figurative language, "I wasn't breaking any Olympic records", mean?

• He was going fast, but not as fast as someone in the Olympics.
• He was going super slow.
• He was going fast.
• He was going at an average speed.

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